Fungal diversity revisited: 2.2 to 3.8 million species

DL Hawksworth, R Lücking - Microbiology spectrum, 2017 - journals.asm.org
The question of how many species of Fungi there are has occasioned much speculation,
with figures mostly posited from around half a million to 10 million, and in one extreme case …

Notes for genera: Ascomycota

NN Wijayawardene, KD Hyde, KC Rajeshkumar… - Fungal diversity, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Knowledge of the relationships and thus the classification of fungi, has developed
rapidly with increasingly widespread use of molecular techniques, over the past 10–15 …

The 2018 classification and checklist of lichenicolous fungi, with 2000 non-lichenized, obligately lichenicolous taxa

P Diederich, JD Lawrey, D Ertz - The Bryologist, 2018 - BioOne
Lichenicolous fungi represent a highly specialized and successful group of organisms that
live exclusively on lichens, most commonly as host-specific parasites, but also as broad …

Families of Dothideomycetes: In loving memory of Majorie Phyllis Hyde (affectionately known as Mum or Marj), 29 August 1921–18 January 2013—without mum's …

KD Hyde, EBG Jones, JK Liu, H Ariyawansa, E Boehm… - Fungal diversity, 2013 - Springer
Dothideomycetes comprise a highly diverse range of fungi characterized mainly by asci with
two wall layers (bitunicate asci) and often with fissitunicate dehiscence. Many species are …

The fungal tree of life: from molecular systematics to genome‐scale phylogenies

JW Spatafora, MC Aime, IV Grigoriev… - The fungal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In 1996 the genome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae was published and marked the beginning
of a new era in fungal biology (1). Since then, rapid advancements in both sequencing …

[HTML][HTML] Fungal Planet description sheets: 1550–1613

PW Crous, MM Costa, H Kandemir… - … and Evolution of …, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as
follows: Argentina, Neocamarosporium halophilum in leaf spots of Atriplex undulata …

[HTML][HTML] Mycosphaerellaceae–chaos or clarity?

SIR Videira, JZ Groenewald, C Nakashima, U Braun… - Studies in Mycology, 2017 - Elsevier
The Mycosphaerellaceae represent thousands of fungal species that are associated with
diseases on a wide range of plant hosts. Understanding and stabilising the taxonomy of …

Forecasting the number of species of asexually reproducing fungi (Ascomycota and Basidiomycota)

NN Wijayawardene, AJL Phillips, DS Pereira, DQ Dai… - Fungal Diversity, 2022 - Springer
Asexually reproducing fungi play a significant role in essential processes in managed and
wild ecosystems such as nutrients cycling and multitrophic interactions. A large number of …

Taxonomy and phylogeny of dematiaceous coelomycetes

NN Wijayawardene, KD Hyde, DN Wanasinghe… - Fungal diversity, 2016 - Springer
Coelomycetous fungi are an artificial taxonomic group which produce conidia inside a cavity
ie conidiomata. Coelomycetes comprise about, 1000 genera and 7000 species, which can …

Myconet volume 14. Part one. Outline of Ascomycota—2009. Part two. Notes on ascomycete systematics. Nos. 4751–5113

HT Lumbsch, SM Huhndorf - Fieldiana Life and Earth Sciences, 2010 - BioOne
Part One presents the current classification that includes all accepted genera and higher
taxa above the generic level in the phylum Ascomycota. It is based on the changes listed in …