Use of a Truffle Dog Provides Insight Into the Ecology and Abundant Occurrence of Genea (Pyronemataceae) in Western Oregon, USA [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionHypogeous fungi (“truffles”) are challenging to study because they produce underground sporocarps that may not be located during traditional fungal surveys.
Hilary Rose Dawson, Heather A. Dawson
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The contribution of environmental DNA to exploring hypogeous fungal diversity and vulnerability [PDF]
BMC MicrobiologyBackground Hypogeous fungi play important ecological roles and have significant economic value. However, the hypogeous habit of these organisms hinders our understanding of their diversity and vulnerability.
Chang Wan Seo +5 more
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Sporadic Appetites: Unearthing the Fungal Diets of Two Mycophagous Mammals Across an Australian Climate Gradient. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThis study investigated the fungal dietary preferences of boodies and woylies across Mediterranean, semi‐arid and arid regions of Australia using DNA metabarcoding of scat samples, providing a comprehensive molecular characterisation of mycophagous feeding patterns for these species across broad climate gradients.
Quah RJ +4 more
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Sporecasting Biogeography Across Scales: Continental Patterns and Local Constraints on Macrofungal Dispersal. [PDF]
Mol EcolABSTRACT Understanding how aerial fungal diversity varies across space, habitat, and disturbance is key to linking local‐scale sporocarp (fruiting body) reproduction with continental‐scale biogeography. In this study, we combined passive spore trap metabarcoding with macrofungal sporocarp records from 31 plots in eight sites across North America to ...
Ratz AW +18 more
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Mycophagy in Primates of the Issa Valley, Tanzania. [PDF]
Ecol EvolMushroom consumption in Issa Valley primates varies by species and availability. Chimpanzees and red‐tailed monkeys use mushrooms as a fallback food, while baboons prefer them year‐round. Our study highlights the ecological and evolutionary significance of mycophagy in primates.
Schulze TA +7 more
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A new species of the genus Truncocolumella (Basidiomycota, Boletales) found in the Hengduan Mountains of China [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalDuring surveys of hypogeous fungi in the Hengduan Mountains, south-western China, three specimens of the genus Truncocolumella were discovered in Sichuan Province.Morphological and molecular analyses revealed that the collections represent a new species,
Lin Li +5 more
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High-throughput sequencing reveals endophytic bacterial differentiation of common truffles (Tuber spp.) in China: diversity, biogeographical patterns, and fungal health implications [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumAs valuable hypogeous fungi, truffles depend on fruiting-body-associated microorganisms for lifecycle functions like growth and nutrient cycling. This study sampled fruiting bodies of 10 Tuber species from 16 sites across six major truffle-producing ...
Man Guo +10 more
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The Genus Picoa (Pyronemataceae, Pezizales) Revisited [PDF]
Journal of FungiThe genus Picoa is here revisited after obtaining new molecular and morphological data. Morphological features of type material and other historical collections of P. juniperi and P.
Pablo Alvarado +3 more
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Tuber caryophilum, a new truffle species growing in Carya illinoinensis orchards
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2022 Tuber is a genus of ectomycorrhizal fungi with an important diversity of species associated with hosts in Juglandaceae. Tuber caryophilum is proposed as a new species based on ecological, morphological and phylogenetic characters of 2 ribosomal markers (
Judith A. Sánchez-Ledesma +8 more
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Environmental DNA, 2022 Fungi are highly diverse, but only a small fraction of the total estimated species have been characterized. Often, the extent of diversity and distribution of fungal communities is difficult or near impossible to assess due to the fact that many fungi ...
Alexander J. Bradshaw +3 more
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