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A new species of Cudonia based on morphological and molecular data
Wang Z, Binder M, Hibbett D. A new species of Cudonia based on morphological and molecular data. Mycologia 2002, 94: 641-650. PMID: 21156537, DOI: 10.1080/15572536.2003.11833192.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2006
Phylogeny and a new species of Sparassis (Polyporales, Basidiomycota): evidence from mitochondrial atp6, nuclear rDNA and rpb2 genes
Dai Y, Wang Z, Binder M, Hibbett D. Phylogeny and a new species of Sparassis (Polyporales, Basidiomycota): evidence from mitochondrial atp6, nuclear rDNA and rpb2 genes. Mycologia 2006, 98: 584-592. DOI: 10.1080/15572536.2006.11832661.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNuclear gene phylogeniesGene phylogenyNuclear genesNew speciesS. brevipesMitochondrial genes atp6Mitochondrial atp6Nuclear treesBoreal coniferous forestsGenes atp6ATP6 geneHost shiftsRPB2 geneEastern North AmericaWestern North AmericaNuclear rDNALSU rDNAPhylogenetic inferenceMolecular dataPhylogenyNorth AmericaClamp connectionsGenesMorphological differencesGeographic distribution
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 collectionsSparassis cystidiosa sp. nov. from Thailand is described using morphological and molecular data
Desjardin D, Wang Z, Binder M, Hibbett D. Sparassis cystidiosa sp. nov. from Thailand is described using morphological and molecular data. Mycologia 2004, 96: 1010-1014. DOI: 10.1080/15572536.2005.11832901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhylogenetic 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