J. D. Lawrey, M. Binder, P. Diederich, M. C. Molina, M. Sikaroodi and D. Ertz 2007: Phylogenetic diversity of lichen-associated homobasidiomycetes. - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution44: 778-789. [RLL List # 208 / Rec.# 29620] Keywords: HOMOBASIDIOMYCETES/ MARCHANDIOMYCES/ MULTI-GENE ANALYSES/ SCLEROTIA/ SISTOTREMA/ EVOLUTION/ BURGOA/ BULBILLIFEROUS FUNGI/ MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS
Abstract: [Study of 23 lichenicolous fungal taxa with nuclear and mitochondrial rDNA. "Phylogenetic analyses in this study indicate that a lichenicolous habit arose in four major clades. In two of these clades the habit represents a major evolutionary theme linked to the origin of well-known basidiolichens. The phylogenetic diversity of these fungi indicates that the lichenicolous habit arose recently and independently in the mushroom-forming fungi."]