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 …

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 …

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 …

The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

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 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 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 …

Basidiomycota is one of the major phyla in the fungal tree of life. The outline of
Basidiomycota provides essential taxonomic information for researchers and workers in …

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 …