Abstract Detail
Systematics Knudson, Alicia [1], Hibbett, David [1]. Fruiting Body Shape in Gomphales and Clarification of Ramaria. Fruiting body morphology in Gomphales varies dramatically between genera and previous phylogenetic work on the order indicates many transitions between the fruiting body forms. The coralloid form appears in eight clades across the order in Lentaria, Phaeoclavulina, and the paraphyletic genus Ramaria. It was hypothesized that the ancestral state of the order is coralloid and that there were multiple transitions to other fruiting body forms. A multi-gene phylogeny was built, utilizing the datasets of previous work and increasing the number of Ramaria species to determine the number of coralloid clades. A maximum likelihood tree using the available genes shows consistent genera clades and many more separate Ramaria clades than previous believed but the six genes were not able to provide deep node support.  Fourteen new Ramaria species from Minnesota have been identified using genetic and morphological data.
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1 - Clark University, Biology , Lasry Bioscience, 950 Main Street, Worcester, MA, 01610, USA
Keywords:
Gomphales
Ramaria
Fruiting Body Transitions.
Presentation Type: Offered Paper - Paper
Session: 14
Location: Room 103 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center
Date: Wednesday, June 11th, 2014
Time: 11:15 AM
Number: 14004
Abstract ID:122
Candidate for Awards:None | 