Phylogenetic overview of the Boletineae

Mitchell E. Nuhn, Manfred Binder, Andy F.S. Taylor, Roy E. Halling, David S. Hibbett*

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Abstract

The generic and sub-generic relationships in the Boletineae (Boletales) were studied using nuclear large subunit (nuc-lsu), translation elongation factor 1-alpha (tef1), and DNA directed RNA polymerase largest subunit (RPB1). The Boletineae, with the exclusion of Hydnomerulius pinastri, was strongly supported and the status of the families Boletaceae and Paxillaceae is discussed. Members of the genus Boletus are found throughout the phylogeny, with the majority not closely related to the type species, Boletus edulis. Many of the traditional, morphologically defined genera are not supported as monophyletic and additional sampling and taxonomic revisions are needed. The majority of the Boletineae are confirmed or putatively ectomycorrhizal (ECM), but two putatively mycoparasitic lineages (one lineage of Buchwaldoboletus lignicola and Chalciporus piperatus and the second Pseudoboletus parasiticus) are strongly supported.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)479-511
Number of pages33
JournalFungal Biology
Volume117
Issue number7-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2013

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation , including award DEB-1020421 to REH, DSH and MB. We thank the many collaborators who provided specimens and DNA, including Ernst Both and PB Matheny who provided gDNA for Boletus semigastroideus. We would like to thank Duccio Migliorini for preparing the interactions between Buchwaldoboletus lignicola and Phaeolus schweinitzii. Alfredo Justo provided helpful comments on the manuscript. We thank the two anonymous reviewers who provided helpful comments and suggestions.

Keywords

  • Boletaceae
  • Ecology
  • Paxillaceae
  • Systematics
  • Taxonomic review

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