2012
New species and distinctive geographical divergences of the genus Sparassis (Basidiomycota): evidence from morphological and molecular data
Zhao Q, Feng B, Yang Z, Dai Y, Wang Z, Tolgor B. New species and distinctive geographical divergences of the genus Sparassis (Basidiomycota): evidence from morphological and molecular data. Mycological Progress 2012, 12: 445-454. DOI: 10.1007/s11557-012-0853-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchS. latifoliaGeographical divergenceDivergence of speciesDNA sequence dataRibosomal large subunitNarrow distribution rangeRecent radiationNuclear genesAncient speciationLarge subunitPhylogenetic analysisIntercontinental distributionMost speciesMolecular dataRNA polymeraseNew speciesPartial genesSequence dataDifferent cladesDistribution rangeSpeciesSparassisRussian Far EastTaxaLatifolia
2004
Phylogenetic relationships of Sparassis inferred from nuclear and mitochondrial ribosomal DNA and RNA polymerase sequences.
Wang Z, Binder M, Dai YC, Hibbett DS. Phylogenetic relationships of Sparassis inferred from nuclear and mitochondrial ribosomal DNA and RNA polymerase sequences. Mycologia 2004, 96: 1015-29. PMID: 21148923, DOI: 10.2307/3762086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbsence of cystidiaMitochondrial ribosomal DNAExtensive morphological variationBipolar mating systemRNA polymerase sequencesMitochondrial rDNAMating systemPhylogenetic relationshipsMonophyletic groupBrown rotPolyporoid cladeRibosomal DNAEastern AsiaMolecular dataRNA polymerasePolyporoid fungiParsimony analysisDataset of sequencesMorphological variationNorth AmericaSpore sizeS. brevipesSparassisClamp connectionsRecent collectionsPhylogenetic relationships of Sparassis inferred from nuclear and mitochondrial ribosomal DNA and RNA polymerase sequences
Wang Z, Binder M, Dai Y, Hibbett D. Phylogenetic relationships of Sparassis inferred from nuclear and mitochondrial ribosomal DNA and RNA polymerase sequences. Mycologia 2004, 96: 1015-1029. DOI: 10.1080/15572536.2005.11832902.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbsence of cystidiaMitochondrial ribosomal DNAExtensive morphological variationBipolar mating systemRNA polymerase sequencesMitochondrial rDNAMating systemPhylogenetic relationshipsMonophyletic groupBrown rotPolyporoid cladeRibosomal DNAEastern AsiaMolecular dataRNA polymerasePolyporoid fungiParsimony analysisDataset of sequencesMorphological variationNorth AmericaSpore sizeS. brevipesSparassisClamp connectionsRecent collections