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 …

Background Armillaria is a globally distributed mushroom-forming genus composed
primarily of plant pathogens. Species in this genus are prolific producers of rhizomorphs, or …

The authors describe ten new taxa for science using mostly both morphological and
molecular data. In Ascomycota, descriptions are provided for Bambusistroma didymosporum …

A radicate Oudemansiella species, called “Heipijizong” or “Black Termite Mushroom”, has
been widely cultivated in China in the past few years. It was regarded as either the …

Abstract Oudemansiella of Physalacriaceae, Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota is widely
distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, and are known as saprophytic macrofungi …

The fungal genus Strobilurus belongs to Physalacriaceae and contains approximately 11
species worldwide. Species of this genus grow and reproduce on cones of various conifers …

A new genus in Physalacriaceae, Cibaomyces, typified by C. glutinis, is described using
morphological and molecular evidence. Cibaomyces is morphologically characterized by …

Hymenopellis is the genus that exhibits the highest number of species within the
Xerula/Oudemansiella complex. Numerous species of Hymenopellis demonstrate edibility …

Most known species in the Physalacriaceae are saprotrophs that grow on decaying leaves
and wood, and approximately 21 genera in the Physalacriaceae have been reported …

A new species, Cyptotrama fagiphila, sp. nov., and a noteworthy species recently described
from China, Cibaomyces glutinis, are reported from Europe. Their systematic position was …