The escalating demand for secondary metabolites in international markets poses a severe
threat to many plant species. An unscrupulous collection is also the immediate challenge to …

High throughput sequencing of PCR amplicons derived from environmental DNA (aka DNA
metabarcoding) has become an integral part of fungal ecology, enabling in-depth …

The cryptic lifestyle of most fungi necessitates molecular identification of the guild in
environmental studies. Over the past decades, rapid development and affordability of …

True fungi (Fungi) and fungus-like organisms (eg Mycetozoa, Oomycota) constitute the
second largest group of organisms based on global richness estimates, with around 3 …

Fungi play vital roles in ecosystems as endophytes, pathogens and saprobes. The current
estimate of fungal diversity is highly uncertain, ranging from 1.5 to 12 million, but only …

Soil microbiome has a pivotal role in ecosystem functioning, yet little is known about its build-
up from local to regional scales. In a multi-year regional-scale survey involving 1251 plots …

This article is the tenth series of the Fungal Diversity Notes, where 114 taxa distributed in
three phyla, ten classes, 30 orders and 53 families are described and illustrated. Taxa …

This is the twelfth contribution to the Fungal Diversity Notes series on fungal taxonomy,
based on materials collected from many countries which were examined and described …

Fungi are highly important biotic components of terrestrial ecosystems, but we still have a
very limited understanding about their diversity and distribution. This data article releases a …

Background Fungi are among the most abundant and diverse organisms on Earth. However,
a substantial amount of the species diversity, relationships, habitats, and life strategies of …