Phylogenetic placement of Diplocystis wrightii in the Sclerodermatineae (Boletales) based on nuclear ribosomal large subunit DNA sequences

Authors

Rebecca Louzan, Clark University
Andrew W. Wilson, Clark University
Manfred Binder, Clark University
David S. Hibbett, Clark UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Diplocystis wrightii is an enigmatic gasteroid basidiomycete from the Caribbean. It has taxonomic affiliations with Lycoperdaceae, Broomeiaceae, and Sclerodermataceae. This study sampled ITS and 28S ribosomal genes from three D. wrightii specimens to determine the phylogenetic placement and the closest relatives of this species. Results of database searches and phylogenetic analysis indicate this species to be a member of the Sclerodermatineae and most closely related to the genera Astraeus and Tremellogaster. © 2007 The Mycological Society of Japan and Springer-Verlag.

Publication Title

Mycoscience

Publication Date

1-2007

Volume

48

Issue

1

First Page

66

Last Page

69

ISSN

1340-3540

DOI

10.1007/s10267-006-0325-5

Keywords

Astraeus, Broomeiaceae, Diplocystis, Sclerodermatineae, Tremellogaster

Repository Citation

Louzan, Rebecca; Wilson, Andrew W.; Binder, Manfred; and Hibbett, David S., "Phylogenetic placement of Diplocystis wrightii in the Sclerodermatineae (Boletales) based on nuclear ribosomal large subunit DNA sequences" (2007). Biology. 259.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_biology/259