Phylogenetic studies of Terfezia pfeilii and Choiromyces echinulatus (Pezizales) support new genera for southern African truffles: Kalaharituber and Eremiomyces

Y Ferdman, S Aviram, RB Nurit, JM Trappe… - Mycological …, 2005 - cambridge.org
The ITS region including the 5.8 S rRNA gene as well as the 5′ end of the 28S rRNA gene
of hypogeous Pezizaceae and Tuberaceae were studied to clarify the generic placement of …

Molecular phylogeny of truffles (Pezizales: Terfeziaceae, Tuberaceae) derived from nuclear rDNA sequence analysis

R Percudani, A Trevisi, A Zambonelli… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 1999 - Elsevier
Extensive morphological convergence or divergence, a common occurrence in fungi, tends
to obscure recognition of phylogenetic relationships among Pezizales, widespread …

Comparative taxonomy of desert truffles of the Australian outback and the African Kalahari

JM Trappe, GM Kovács, AW Claridge - Mycological Progress, 2010 - Springer
Seven truffle species are reported from the Australian Outback—six Ascomycota (Elderia
arenivaga, Mattirolomyces mulpu sp. nov., Mycoclelandia arenacea, M. bulundari …

Phylogenetic affiliation of the desert truffles Picoa juniperi and Picoa lefebvrei

I Sbissi, M Neffati, A Boudabous, C Murat… - Antonie van …, 2010 - Springer
The molecular phylogeny and comparative morphological studies reported here provide
evidence for the recognition of the genus Picoa, an hypogeous desert truffle, in the family …

Phylogenetic relationships among ascomycetous truffles and the true and false morels inferred from 18S and 28S ribosomal DNA sequence analysis

K O'Donnell, E Cigelnik, NS Weber, JM Trappe - Mycologia, 1997 - Taylor & Francis
Phylogenetic relationships among ascomycetous truffles and the true and false morels were
examined by using sequences from two nuclear encoded ribosomal DNA genes. The data …

Hypogeous desert fungi

G Moreno, P Alvarado, JL Manjón - Desert Truffles: Phylogeny, Physiology …, 2013 - Springer
The term 'desert truffle'can be applied to multiple edible hypogeous fungi growing in arid
areas throughout the world. Defining what a hypogeous fungus is, and what arid lands are …

Truffle trouble: what happened to the Tuberales?

T Læssøe, K Hansen - Mycological research, 2007 - Elsevier
An overview of truffles (now considered to belong in the Pezizales, but formerly treated in the
Tuberales) is presented, including a discussion on morphological and biological traits …

Nomenclatural history and genealogies of desert truffles

GM Kovács, JM Trappe - Desert Truffles: phylogeny, physiology …, 2013 - Springer
Desert truffles represent neither a phylogenetic nor a taxonomic group, but several lineages
of hypogeous ascomycetes evolved adaptations to the extreme environments of deserts. In …

Delimitation of Hymenogaster Sensu Stricto and Four New Segregate Genera

NL Bougher, MA Castellano - Mycologia, 1993 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Since Vittadini first described Hymenogaster in 1831, a heterogeneous
assemblage of truffle-like Basidiomycetes has been assigned to the genus. As a …

Phylogenetic relationships of Termitomyces and related taxa

TG FrØSlev, DK Aanen, T Laessøe… - Mycological …, 2003 - cambridge.org
Phylogenetic relationships of termitophilic fungi were estimated with Bayesian as well as
other phylogenetic methods from partial sequences of the nuclear encoded large subunit …