Biological knowledge shortfalls impede conservation efforts in poorly studied taxa—A case study of Laboulbeniomycetes

D Haelewaters, TJ Matthews, JP Wayman… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Most empirical research on biological shortfalls has focused on vertebrate taxa. This is
important given many species in poorly studied groups such as invertebrates, plants, and …

The power of citizen science to advance fungal conservation

D Haelewaters, CA Quandt, L Bartrop… - Conservation …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Fungal conservation is gaining momentum globally, but many challenges remain. To
advance further, more data are needed on fungal diversity across space and time …

Hyperparasitic fungi on black mildews (Meliolales, Ascomycota): hidden fungal diversity in the tropics

MA Bermúdez-Cova, AJ Cruz-Laufer… - Frontiers in fungal …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Hyperparasitism on plant-parasitic fungi is a widespread but rarely studied phenomenon.
Here, for the first time, we compile in a checklist information provided by peer-reviewed …

Five new species of Gloeandromyces (Fungi, Laboulbeniales) from tropical American bat flies (Diptera, Streblidae), revealed by morphology and phylogenetic …

W Van Caenegem, A Blondelle, I Dumolein… - Mycologia, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This paper describes and illustrates five new species of Gloeandromyces (Ascomycota,
Laboulbeniales) associated with tropical American bat flies (Diptera, Streblidae). These are …

Classes and phyla of the kingdom Fungi

NN Wijayawardene, KD Hyde, KV Mikhailov, G Péter… - Fungal diversity, 2024 - Springer
Fungi are one of the most diverse groups of organisms with an estimated number of species
in the range of 2–3 million. The higher-level ranking of fungi has been discussed in the …

Fungal species associated with grapevine trunk diseases in Washington wine grapes and California table grapes, with novelties in the genera Cadophora, Cytospora …

R Travadon, DP Lawrence, MM Moyer… - Frontiers in Fungal …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Grapevine trunk diseases cause serious economic losses to grape growers worldwide. The
identification of the causal fungi is critical to implementing appropriate management …

DNA‐based fungal diversity in Madagascar and arrival of the ectomycorrhizal fungi to the island

M Rivas‐Ferreiro, SM Skarha, F Rakotonasolo… - Biotropica, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Madagascar is known for its high diversity and endemism of fauna and flora. Fungi,
however, have been largely overlooked in diversity and evolution studies on the island, and …

Singleton-based species names and fungal rarity: Does the number really matter?

J Cazabonne, AK Walker, J Lesven, D Haelewaters - IMA fungus, 2024 - Springer
Fungi are among the least known organisms on earth, with an estimated number of species
between 1.5 and 10 million. This number is expected to be refined, especially with …

Contribution of environmental DNA toward fungal Red Listing

O Copoț, A Lõhmus, K Abarenkov… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In navigating the biodiversity crisis, a major uncertainty is the conservation status of
inconspicuous, yet megadiverse and functionally crucial, soil organisms. Massive datasets …

Standard deviation: Standardized bat monitoring techniques work better in some ecosystems

D Haelewaters, M Hughes, JAL Barão-Nóbrega… - PloS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Standardized monitoring strategies are often used to study spatial and temporal ecological
patterns and trends. Such approaches are applied for many study taxa, including bats …