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Phylogeny of the Pluteaceae (Agaricales, Basidiomycota): taxonomy and character evolution

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Author(s):
Justo, Alfredo [1] ; Vizzini, Alfredo [2] ; Minnis, Andrew M. [3] ; Menolli, Jr., Nelson [4, 5] ; Capelari, Marina [4] ; Rodriguez, Olivia [6] ; Malysheva, Ekaterina [7] ; Contu, Marco ; Ghignone, Stefano [8] ; Hibbett, David S. [1]
Total Authors: 10
Affiliation:
[1] Clark Univ, Dept Biol, Worcester, MA 01610 - USA
[2] Univ Turin, Dipartimento Biol Vegetale, I-10125 Turin - Italy
[3] USDA ARS, Systemat Mycol & Microbiol Lab, Beltsville, MD 20705 - USA
[4] Inst Bot, Nucleo Pesquisa Micol, BR-01063197 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[5] Inst Fed Educ Ciencia & Tecnol Sao Paulo, BR-01109010 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[6] Univ Guadalajara, Dept Bot & Zool, Zapopan 45101, Jal - Mexico
[7] VL Komarov Bot Inst, RUS-197376 St Petersburg - Russia
[8] CNR Sez Torino, Inst Protez Piante, I-10125 Turin - Italy
Total Affiliations: 8
Document type: Journal article
Source: FUNGAL BIOLOGY; v. 115, n. 1, p. 1-20, JAN 2011.
Web of Science Citations: 53
Abstract

The phylogeny of the genera traditionally classified in the family Pluteaceae (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) was investigated using molecular data from nuclear ribosomal genes (nSSU, ITS, nLSU) and consequences for taxonomy and character evolution were evaluated. The genus Volvariella is polyphyletic, as most of its representatives fall outside the Pluteoid clade and shows affinities to some hygrophoroid genera (Camarophyllus, Cantharocybe). Volvariella gloiocephala and allies are placed in a different clade, which represents the sister group of Pluteus, and a new generic name, Volvopluteus, is proposed to accommodate these taxa. Characters such as basidiospore size and pileipellis structure can be used to separate Pluteus, volvariella and Volvopluteus. The genus Pluteus is monophyletic and includes species with partial veil traditionally classified in the genus Chamaeota. The evolution of morphological features used in the infrageneric taxonomy of the genus, such as metuloid cystidia and pileipellis structure, was analyzed. Agreement between the molecular phylogeny and morphological subdivision of Pluteus is, generally speaking, good, though some rearrangements are necessary: (i) species with non-metuloid pleurocystidia and pileipellis as a cutis are placed either in sect. Celluloderma, together with the species characterized by a hymenidermal pipeipellis, or in sect. Pluteus, with the metuloid bearing species; (ii) subdivision of sect. Celluloderma according to the presence/absence of cystidioid elements in the pileipellis is not supported by molecular data. (C) 2010 The British Mycological Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (AU)