Review article

Delimiting species in Basidiomycota: a review

Bin CaoState Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, ChinaDanny HaelewatersFaculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, 370 05, České Budějovice, Czech RepublicNathan SchouttetenResearch Group Mycology, Department of Biology, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, BelgiumDominik BegerowDepartment of Geobotany, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44801, Bochum, GermanyTeun BoekhoutWesterdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, 3508 AD, Utrecht, The NetherlandsAdmir José GiachiniDepartment of Microbiology, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, 88040-900, BrazilSergio P. GorjónDepartment of Botany and Plant Physiology, University of Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, SpainNina Gunde‐CimermanDepartment of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, 1000, Ljubljana, SloveniaKevin D. HydeCenter of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, ThailandMartin KemlerDepartment of Geobotany, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44801, Bochum, GermanyGuojie LiKey Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Hebei, Collaborative Innovation Center of Vegetable, College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071001, Hebei Province, ChinaDongmei LiuInstitute of Ecology, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, ChinaXinzhan LiuState Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, ChinaJorinde NuytinckResearch Group Mycology, Department of Biology, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, BelgiumViktor PappDepartment of Botany, Institute of Agronomy, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 1518, Budapest, HungaryAnton SavchenkoInstitute of Ecology & Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, 51014, Tartu, EstoniaKyryll SavchenkoDepartment of Biological Sciences, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN, 46219, USALeho TedersooCenter of Mycology and Microbiology, University of Tartu, 14a Ravila, 50411, Tartu, EstoniaBart TheelenWesterdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, 3508 AD, Utrecht, The NetherlandsMarco ThinesSenckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, 60325, Frankfurt am Main, GermanyMichal TomšovskýDepartment of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, 61300, Brno, Czech RepublicMerje Toome‐HellerPlant Health and Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries, Auckland, 1140, New ZealandJudith P. UrónDepartment of Microbiology, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, 88040-900, BrazilAnnemieke VerbekenResearch Group Mycology, Department of Biology, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, BelgiumAlfredo VizziniDipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Biologia dei Sistemi, Università di Torino, 10125, Turin, ItalyAndrey YurkovGerman Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Leibniz Institute, 38124, Brunswick, GermanyJuan Carlos ZamoraMuseum of Evolution, Uppsala University, 75236 Uppsala, SwedenRui-Lin ZhaoCollege of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101408, China

2021en

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Abstract

Species delimitation is one of the most fundamental processes in biology. Biodiversity undertakings, for instance, require explicit species concepts and criteria for species delimitation in order to be relevant and translatable. However, a perfect species concept does not exist for Fungi. Here, we review the species concepts commonly used in Basidiomycota, the second largest phylum of Fungi that contains some of the best known species of mushrooms, rusts, smuts, and jelly fungi. In general, best practice is to delimitate species, publish new taxa, and conduct taxonomic revisions based on as many independent lines of evidence as possible, that is, by applying a so-called unifying (or integrative) conceptual framework. However, the types of data used vary considerably from group to group. For this reason we discuss the different classes of Basidiomycota, and for each provide: (i) a general introduction with difficulties faced in species recognition, (ii) species concepts and methods for species delimitation, and (iii) community recommendations and conclusions.

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DOI: 10.1007/s13225-021-00479-5

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