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Phylogenetic relationships within the Cantharellaceae inferred from sequence analysis of the nuclear large subunit rDNA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 1997

T. P. FEIBELMAN ,
R. L. DOUDRICK ,
W. G. CIBULA  and
J. W. BENNETT
T. P. FEIBELMAN
Affiliation:
Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118-5680, U.S.A.
R. L. DOUDRICK
Affiliation:
Southern Institute of Forest Genetics, USDA Forest Service, Saucier, Mississippi 39575-9344, U.S.A.
W. G. CIBULA
Affiliation:
NASA, The John C. Stennis Space Center, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi 39529-6000, U.S.A. Present affiliation. Department of Geography, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana 70148, U.S.A.
J. W. BENNETT
Affiliation:
Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118-5680, U.S.A.
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Abstract

DNA was extracted from dried specimens of nine taxa of the Cantharellaceae. Approximately 325 bases near the 5′ end of the nuclear 28S ribosomal gene were sequenced, and the sequences were compared. Sequence analyses demonstrated that Cantharellus and Craterellus should be treated as distinct genera. The phylogeny generated using parsimony suggests that Cantharellus tubaeformis and Pseudocraterellus sinuosus should be considered species of Craterellus. As a result of this study, we recognize the first placement of these two species in Craterellus by Fries and Quélet. A reassessment of the morphological characters used to separate Cantharellus and Craterellus is indicated.

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Research Article
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Mycological Research , Volume 101 , Issue 12 , December 1997 , pp. 1423 - 1430
Copyright
The British Mycological Society 1997

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