Molecular phylogeny of Laetiporus and other brown rot polypore genera in North America

Daniel Lindner; Mark Banik

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Molecular phylogeny of Laetiporus and other brown rot polypore genera in North America

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Daniel Lindner, Mark Banik

Year:

2008

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Mycologia. 100(3): 417-430.

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Abstract

Phylogenetic relationships were investigated among North American species of Laetiporus, Leptoporus, Phaeolus, Pycnoporellus, and Wolfiporia using ITS, nuclear large subunit and mitochondrial small subunit rDNA sequences. Members of these genera have poroid hymenophores, simple septate hyphae and cause brown rots in a variety of substrates. Analyses indicate that Laetiporus and Wolfiporia are not monophyletic. All North American Laetiporus species formed a well supported monophyletic group (the "core Laetiporus clade" or Laetiporus s.s.) with the exception of L. persicinus, which showed little affinity for any genus for which sequence data are available.

Keywords

evolution, Fungi, Macrohyporia, Polyporaceae, Poria, root rot, sulfur shelf, Wolfiporia, extensa

Citation

Lindner, Daniel L.; Banik, Mark T. 2008. Molecular phylogeny of Laetiporus and other brown rot polypore genera in North America. Mycologia. 100(3): 417-430.