Background Mushrooms exist as an integral and vital component of the ecosystem and are
very precious fungi. Mushrooms have been traditionally used in herbal medicines for many …

Although hypothesized for many years, the involvement of ectomycorrhizal fungi in
decomposition of soil organic matter remains controversial and has not yet been fully …

This article is the 13th contribution in the Fungal Diversity Notes series, wherein 125 taxa
from four phyla, ten classes, 31 orders, 69 families, 92 genera and three genera incertae …

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 …

The Basidiomycota constitutes a major phylum of the kingdom Fungi and is second in
species numbers to the Ascomycota. The present work provides an overview of all validly …

This article is the 14th in the Fungal Diversity Notes series, wherein we report 98 taxa
distributed in two phyla, seven classes, 26 orders and 50 families which are described and …

This article is the ninth in the series of Fungal Diversity Notes, where 107 taxa distributed in
three phyla, nine classes, 31 orders and 57 families are described and illustrated. Taxa …

Mushroom-forming fungi (Agaricomycetes) have the greatest morphological diversity and
complexity of any group of fungi. They have radiated into most niches and fulfil diverse roles …

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 …

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 …