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Gasteromycetation in Agaricaceae s. l. (Basidiomycota): Morphological and ecological implementations
Author(s) -
Gube Matthias,
Dörfelt Heinrich
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
feddes repertorium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1522-239X
pISSN - 0014-8962
DOI - 10.1002/fedr.201000025
Subject(s) - biological dispersal , taxon , habitat , biology , ecology , phylogenetic tree , basidiomycota , geography , botany , population , biochemistry , demography , sociology , gene
In this study, a review of the morphological features of gasteroid members of Agaricaceae is provided. Consideration of their ecological background and phylogenetic relationships allows for interpretation of the underlying process of gasteromycetation. The main dispersal strategies of gasterothecia are outlined. With lycoperdoids, tulostomatoids and the secotioid species, three functional groups of agaricoid gasterothecia are defined. Whereas the first two are phylogenetic units as well, the latter are united exclusively by their close systematic and anatomical relationships to hymenothecia and their habitat. Semiarid open land habitats are proposed as likely origin of gasteromycetation for this group, as they incorporate the highest diversity of morphological adaptations and are inhabited by members of all analysed gasteroid taxa. (© 2012 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)