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Systematics Justo, Alfredo [1], Hibbett, David [1]. The genus Pluteus (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) in North America, how close are we to a continental Mycoflora? We will present an overview of the current knowledge about the taxonomy and distribution of the species of Pluteus in North America based on morphological studies and molecular phylogenies. A total of 120 taxa (species and varieties) of Pluteus have been described from or reported in North America, but if we exclude taxa that belong elsewhere, are absent from North America, or that are synonyms of other Pluteus species, the number goes down to 93. Currently, 37 species are known with certainty from North America and are backed up with molecular data. The remaining 56 taxa are poorly understood, in most cases only known from their original descriptions, and type collections do not always exist. Thirty two North American species have been discovered using molecular methods, but remain nameless because of this taxonomic uncertainty. To produce a complete continental mycoflora for Pluteus, it will be necessary to clarify the status of old names, through a combination of morphological and molecular approaches and collaboration with citizen-scientists
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1 - Clark University, Biology, 950 Main St., Worcester, MA, 01610, USA
Keywords:
Pluteus
North America
Mycoflora
Phylogenetic systematics
biodiversity
biogeography.
Presentation Type: Offered Paper - Paper
Session: 14
Location: Room 103 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center
Date: Wednesday, June 11th, 2014
Time: 11:00 AM
Number: 14003
Abstract ID:57
Candidate for Awards:None |
