Works on Lichen and fungal ecology
Published research works tagged with the topic “Lichen and fungal ecology”.
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Two new species of Cora (lichenized Basidiomycota, Lichenomphaliaceae) and additional records from Bolivia
Two new species of lichens, Cora neoparabovei Oset, Flakus & Guzow-Krzem. and C. neopseudobovei Oset, Flakus & Guzow-Krzem., are described based on material collected in Bolivia. …
An overview of the genus Lobothallia (lichenized Ascomycota, Megasporaceae) in China
Lobothallia is a species-rich genus of crustose lichens that is mainly distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. In recent years, significant advancements have been made in the taxo…
Three new species of Fuscoporia (Hymenochaetales, Basidiomycota) from southern India revealed by morphological and mult…
Fuscoporia Murrill, a cosmopolitan genus of the Hymenochaetaceae, consists of parasitic and saprotrophic fungi characterized by resupinate to pileate, strictly dimitic hyphal syst…
Expanding the genus Neobaryopsis (Calcarisporiaceae, Hypocreales): descriptions of two new species and two new combinat…
The genus Neobaryopsis (Calcarisporiaceae) comprises lichenicolous fungi with bright-colored perithecia, long, multiseptate, filiform ascospores, and mononematous conidiophores or…
Unexpected species richness of the lichen genus Protoblastenia (Lecanorales, Psoraceae) in Finland
The taxonomy of Protoblastenia in Finland was studied, based on morphology and molecular data (nuITS rDNA sequences). Twenty species were recognised, with sixteen species being ne…
Three new species and two new records of the genus Laccaria (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) from subtropical China based on…
Laccaria is a large genus within the family Hydnangiaceae, and many potential species remain to be discovered in China. The present study describes three new species, L. carminost…
Discovering the diversity of Acarosporaceae (Acarosporales, Lecanoromycetes) with carbonized epihymenial accretions in …
Six new species are described: Acarospora anthracina, A. austrooccidentalis, A. oscurensis, and A. profusa from southwestern North America; A. aquatica from wetlands in eastern No…
Additions to woody litter fungi of Byssosphaeria, Phaeoseptum and Pseudothyridariella (Pleosporales, Ascomycota) from C…
Pleosporales, the largest order within Ascomycota, is globally distributed and exhibits remarkable host diversity. Fagaceae, a plant family of significant ecological importance in…
A synopsis of the genus Pulvinora Davydov, Yakovcz. & Printzen (Lecanoraceae, Lecanorales)
This study shows that Lecanora cavicola and L. subcavicola are closely related to the recently described genus Pulvinora. These taxa are nested in a sister position to the known P…
The phylogeny and taxonomy of Violella (Tephromelataceae, lichenized Ascomycota), including a new species from China
Violella yunnanensis C. J. Zhong & L. Hu is described as new to science. It is characterized by its esorediate, areolate to weakly warted thallus, hymenium heavily pigmented with …
Four new species of the lichen genus Diorygma (Graphidaceae, Ostropales) from Guizhou, China
Four new species of the lichen genus Diorygma from China are described based on morphological, chemical, and phylogenetic evidence. Phylogenetic analyses were conducted using both…
Species diversity and systematic taxonomy of Sarcosomataceae (Ascomycota, Pezizales), with an emphasis on subtropical r…
The aim of this study is to update the species diversity of Sarcosomataceae in subtropical China. Taxonomic and phylogenetic studies were carried out through ecological observatio…
Three new taxa of lichen genus Trimmatothelopsis (Acarosporales, Acarosporaceae) from China
Three new species Trimmatothelopsis anthracina, T. knudsenii, and T. shandongensis are reported from the eastern coast of China, based on morphological, chemical and molecular dat…
A new revision of the lichen genus Pleopsidium (Acarosporales, Acarosporaceae) in China reveals two new species
Based on a combination of morphological, chemical, and phylogenetic analyses, we present a new revision of the lichen genus Pleopsidium in China. Pleopsidium tumidulum sp. nov. an…
Additions of New Endolichenic Fungi to Herpotrichiellaceae (Chaetothyriales, Ascomycota) from northern Thailand
Endolichenic fungi associated with lichen thalli in Thailand are poorly known in terms of species diversity. During a study conducted in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, in 2023, ei…
Taxonomy and phylogeny of Irpicaceae and Meruliaceae (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) with descriptions of four new species…
Wood-decaying fungi play crucial roles as decomposers in forest ecosystems. In this study, four new wood-inhabiting fungi from Yunnan Province of southwest China—Crystallicutis al…
New insights into Lactocollybia (Agaricales, Basidiomycota): Morpho-phylogenetic analyses revealing two interesting spe…
The genus Lactocollybia (incertae sedis, Agaricales) is a small and relatively understudied group of mushrooms, exhibiting unique morphological and ecological characteristics. Mos…
Three new species of Sanguinoderma (Ganodermataceae, Basidiomycota) from Southwest China revealed by morphology and phy…
Sanguinoderma (Ganodermataceae) is an economically significant genus with notable medicinal value. A key diagnostic characteristic is the reddening of pores upon bruising. The gen…
Two new acremonium-like species, Paragibellulopsis sinensis sp. nov. and Phialoparvum sinense sp. nov. (Sordariomycetes…
Paragibellulopsis and Phialoparvum, both erected in 2018, currently comprise merely one and three validly published species, respectively. The identification of two new species, P…
Four novel endolichenic fungi from Usnea spp. (Lecanorales, Parmeliaceae) in Yunnan and Guizhou, China: Taxonomic descr…
Usnea is one of the largest and most diverse genera of fruticose lichens with global distribution. Endolichenic fungi, which thrive within lichen thalli, have emerged as a promisi…
Paracorymbiglomus gen. nov., Diversispora conica sp. nov., and new combinations in Diversisporaceae (Glomeromycota)
The paper presents the results of morphological studies, as well as comparisons and phylogenetic analyses of sequences of the 45S (= 18S-ITS-28S) nuc rDNA region and the rpb1 gene…
Morphological and molecular analyses revealed four new wood-inhabiting fungal species (Hymenochaetales, Basidiomycota) …
Hymenochaetales is one of the fungal orders mainly composed of wood-inhabiting macrofungi within the class Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota. Four new Hymenochaetales wood-inhabiting …
Molecular phylogeny and morphology reveal four new species in Hymenochaetales and one new species in Cantharellales fro…
Wood-decaying fungi represent a vital group of higher fungi that drive the cycling of matter and energy in forest ecosystems, and they have been the focus of thorough investigatio…
Four new species of Cryptothecia (Arthoniaceae, Ascomycota) and Myriostigma (Arthoniaceae, Ascomycota) from China, base…
In this study, morphological and molecular phylogenetic approaches were used to investigate the species diversity of Cryptothecia and Myriostigma from southern China. We found fou…
Lijiangomyces laojunensis gen. et sp. nov. (Mytilinidiaceae), and Sclerococcum stictae (Dactylosporaceae), a new lichen…
Lijiangomyces laojunensis gen. et sp. nov. and Sclerococcum stictae sp. nov. are reported from China and identified through DNA sequence analyses (LSU, ITS, and tef1-α) and morpho…
Morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analyses revealed five new species (Basidiomycota) from Southwestern Chi…
In the present study, five new wood-inhabiting fungal species, Conferticium albocremeum (Stereaceae, Russulales), Dendrocorticiopsis luteoalba (Punctulariaceae, Corticiales), Eich…
Morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analyses reveal five new species of Hymenochaetales (Agaricomycetes, Bas…
Wood-inhabiting fungi can decompose wood materials and play a crucial role in the natural world by maintaining the equilibrium of the Earth’s ecosystems. In the present study, fiv…
A new psychrophilic yeast of Kriegeriaceae (Kriegeriales) isolated from lichen in the Arctic, with the description of L…
Yeasts are an important component of the microbiome in circumpolar regions that are characterized by unique environmental conditions. However, the taxonomy of yeasts remains large…
Three novel species and a new record of Pleosporales (Didymellaceae, Roussoellaceae) from China
We are investigating saprobic Ascomycota in Guizhou Province, China. Fungal specimens collected from dead wood were identified based on morphological characteristics and multi-gen…
Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy reveal two new genera and five new species in Phanerochaetaceae (Polyporales) from Yun…
In the present study, two new genera Paradonkia, and Neodonkiella, and five new species, viz. Paradonkia farinacea, Neodonkiella yinjiangensis, Phanerochaete albocremea, Phaneroch…
Morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analyses revealed four new species (Basidiomycota) in the Yunnan-Guizhou…
Four new fungi, viz. Clavulinopsis wumengshanensis (Clavariaceae, Agaricales), Henningsomyces bambusae (Porotheleaceae, Agaricales), Xenasma bisterigmatae, and X. guttulata (Xenas…
Freshwater fungi in the karst plateau wetlands from Guizhou Province, China: taxonomic novelties in Melanommataceae (Pl…
Three isolates of interest were collected during an investigation of freshwater fungi from wetlands in the karst regions of Guizhou Province, Southwest China. Phylogenetic analyse…
Morphology and multigene phylogeny revealed four new species of Geastrum (Geastrales, Basidiomycota) from China
In the present study, four new species, Geastrum artocarpicola, G. fibulatum, G. sinense and G. trachelium collected from China, are proposed based on a combination of morphologic…
New taxa and a combination in Glomerales (Glomeromycota, Glomeromycetes)
This article presents the results of morphological studies, as well as comparisons and phylogenetic analyzes of sequences of four arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF, phylum Glomero…
The diversity of Acarosporaceae (Acarosporales, Lecanoromycetes) in California
Acarospora alba, A. indistincta, A. sharnoffii, and A. tejonensis are described from California. Sarcogyne fasciculata is described from California and New Mexico. Sarcogyne coeru…
Phylogenetic studies on the genus Candolleomyces (Psathyrellaceae, Basidiomycota) occurring in the bed of the Indus Riv…
During macrofungal surveys in 2019–2024, several specimens belonging to the family Psathyrellaceae were collected from the bed of the Indus River, Punjab, Pakistan. Phylogenetic a…
Three new species of the genus Kockovaella (Cuniculitremaceae, Tremellales) from the phylloplane in China
Kockovaella, in the family Cuniculitremaceae of the order Tremellales, is a globally distributed genus of blastoconidia-forming fungi. Currently, 23 species have been described an…
Phylogenetic analysis shows that Pyrenula (Pyrenulaceae) diversity is larger than expected: three new species and one n…
The lichenised fungal genus Pyrenula is a very common crustose lichen element in tropical to subtropical forests, but little research has been done on this genus in China. We carr…
Morphological and molecular identification for four new wood-inhabiting species of Lyomyces (Basidiomycota) from China
Fungi are one of the most diverse groups of organisms on Earth, in which the wood-inhabiting fungi play an important role in forest ecosystem processes and functions. Four new woo…
The diversity and taxonomy of Tomentella (Thelephoraceae, Thelephorales) with descriptions of four new species from Sou…
Taxonomy plays a central role in understanding the diversity of life, translating the products of biological exploration and discovery specimens and observations into systems of n…
Three new taxa of the lichen genus Lobothallia (Megasporaceae, Ascomycota) from China
Two new species; Lobothallia crenulata Lun Wang & Y. Y. Zhang, L. lobulata Lun Wang & Y. Y. Zhang and one new variety; L. subdiffracta var. rimosa Lun Wang & Y. Y. Zhang, are repo…
Three new species of the genus Clavulina (Hydnaceae, Cantharellales) from North China based on morphological and phylog…
Clavulina possesses important ecological and economic value and has attracted extensive attention from mycologists. Macrofungal diversity is high in China, but Clavulina species h…
Four new species of Russula subsect. Cyanoxanthinae from China (Russulales, Russulaceae)
Four new species of Russula subsect. Cyanoxanthinae, viz. Russula atrochermesina Y.L. Chen & J.F. Liang, R. lavandula Y.L. Chen, B. Chen & J.F. Liang, R. lilaceofusca Y.L. Chen & …
A phylogenetic study of Micarea melaeniza and similar-looking species (Pilocarpaceae) unveils hidden diversity and clar…
Micarea (Ascomycota, Pilocarpaceae) is a large cosmopolitan genus of crustose lichens. We investigated molecular systematics and taxonomy of the poorly known Micarea melaeniza gro…
Morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analyses revealed four new wood inhabiting fungi (Agaricomycetes, Basidi…
Four new fungi from Xizang in southwest China, Calocera ramaria, Ceraceomyces rhizomorphus, Leptosporomyces linzhiensis, and Ramaria xizangensis are described and illustrated base…
Morphological and molecular identification for four new wood-inhabiting species of Trechispora (Basidiomycota) from Chi…
Four new wood-inhabiting fungi, Trechispora albofarinosa, T. bisterigmata, T. pileata and T. wenshanensis spp. nov., are proposed based on a combination of morphological features …
Additional new species and new records of the genus Sticta (lichenised Ascomycota, lobarioid Peltigeraceae) from Bolivia
Four species of the genus Sticta are described as new from Bolivia, based on morphological examination and phylogenetic analysis of the fungal ITS barcoding marker. Additionally, …
Species diversity and taxonomy of Vararia (Russulales, Basidiomycota) with descriptions of six species from Southwester…
Vararia is a species-rich genus in the family Peniophoraceae and has been shown to be polyphyletic. In this study, sequences of ITS and LSU rRNA markers of the studied samples wer…
Two novel species of arctic-alpine lichen-forming fungi (Ascomycota, Megasporaceae) from the Deosai Plains, Pakistan
Members of the lichen-forming fungal genus Oxneriaria are known to occur in cold polar and high altitudinal environments. Two new species, Oxneriaria crittendenii and O. deosaiens…
Three new Pyrenula species with 3-septate ascospores with red or orange oil when over-mature (Ascomycota, Pyrenulales, …
The lichenised fungal genus Pyrenula is a very common crustose lichen element in tropical to subtropical forests, but little research has been done on this genus in China. During …