Contents Summary 1012 I. Introduction 1013 II. The mycorrhizal symbiosis at the dawn and
rise of the land flora 1014 III. From early land plants to early trees: the origin of roots and true …

Species delimitation is one of the most fundamental processes in biology. Biodiversity
undertakings, for instance, require explicit species concepts and criteria for species …

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 …

Mushrooms in the basidiomycete family Amanitaceae are very important both economically
and ecologically. However, the delimitation of the family is still controversial, in part due to …

The Clitocybaceae is a recently established family. Currently, the infrafamilial divisions and
relationships within the family are vague due to limited sampling and genes employed for …

Thirteen new species are formally described: Cortinarius brunneocarpus from Pakistan, C.
lilacinoarmillatus from India, Curvularia khuzestanica on Atriplex lentiformis from Iran …

Species of Onnia are important tree pathogens and play a crucial role in forest ecosystems.
The species diversity and distribution of Onnia have been studied, however, its evolutionary …

Ectomycorrhizal (EcM) symbiosis, a ubiquitous plant–fungus interaction in forests, evolved in
parallel in fungi. Why the evolution of EcM fungi did not necessarily increase ecological …

The order Agaricales was divided into eight suborders. However, the phylogenetic
relationships among some suborders are largely unresolved, and the phylogenetic positions …

Mechanisms of diversification in fungi are relatively poorly known. Many ectomycorrhizal
symbionts show preference for particular host genera or families, so host–symbiont selection …