Notes for genera: Ascomycota

NN Wijayawardene, KD Hyde, KC Rajeshkumar… - Fungal diversity, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Knowledge of the relationships and thus the classification of fungi, has developed
rapidly with increasingly widespread use of molecular techniques, over the past 10–15 …

[HTML][HTML] Lineages of ectomycorrhizal fungi revisited: foraging strategies and novel lineages revealed by sequences from belowground

L Tedersoo, ME Smith - Fungal biology reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
In the fungal kingdom, the ectomycorrhizal (EcM) symbiosis has evolved independently in
multiple groups that are referred to as lineages. A growing number of molecular studies in …

Ectomycorrhizal lifestyle in fungi: global diversity, distribution, and evolution of phylogenetic lineages

L Tedersoo, TW May, ME Smith - Mycorrhiza, 2010 - Springer
The ectomycorrhizal (EcM) symbiosis involves a large number of plant and fungal taxa
worldwide. During studies on EcM diversity, numerous misidentifications, and contradictory …

How many fungi make sclerotia?

ME Smith, TW Henkel, JA Rollins - Fungal Ecology, 2015 - Elsevier
Most fungi produce some type of durable microscopic structure such as a spore that is
important for dispersal and/or survival under adverse conditions, but many species also …

Ascomycetes associated with ectomycorrhizas: molecular diversity and ecology with particular reference to the Helotiales

L Tedersoo, K Pärtel, T Jairus, G Gates… - Environmental …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Mycorrhizosphere microbes enhance functioning of the plant–soil interface, but little is
known of their ecology. This study aims to characterize the ascomycete communities …

[HTML][HTML] The potential of dark septate endophytes to form root symbioses with ectomycorrhizal and ericoid mycorrhizal middle European forest plants

T Lukešová, P Kohout, T Větrovský, M Vohník - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The unresolved ecophysiological significance of Dark Septate Endophytes (DSE) may be in
part due to existence of morphologically indistinguishable cryptic species in the most …

The cultivable endophytic community of Norway spruce ectomycorrhizas from microhabitats lacking ericaceous hosts is dominated by ericoid mycorrhizal …

M Vohnik, L Mrnka, T Lukešová, MC Bruzone, P Kohout… - Fungal Ecology, 2013 - Elsevier
Most of the temperate conifers associate with ectomycorrhizal fungi, but their roots also
harbour a wide range of endophytes. We focused on ascomycetes associating with …

[HTML][HTML] Mollisiaceae: An overlooked lineage of diverse endophytes

JB Tanney, KA Seifert - Studies in mycology, 2020 - Elsevier
Mollisia is a taxonomically neglected discomycete genus (Helotiales, Leotiomycetes) of
commonly encountered saprotrophs on decaying plant tissues throughout temperate …

A diverse fungal community associated with Pseudorchis albida (Orchidaceae) roots

P Kohout, T Těšitelová, M Roy, M Vohnik, J Jersakova - Fungal Ecology, 2013 - Elsevier
In addition to orchid mycorrhizal fungi (OrMF), the roots of orchids harbour plant fungal
endophytes termed root-associated fungi (RAF). In the present study, the endangered …

Sexual and asexual states of some endophytic Phialocephala species of Picea

JB Tanney, B Douglas, KA Seifert - Mycologia, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Unidentified DNA sequences in isolation-based or culture-free studies of conifer endophytes
are a persistent problem that requires a field approach to resolve. An investigation of foliar …