Phylogenetics PG_Q0007

Title : Advances in the phylogenesis of Agaricales and its higher ranks and strategies for establishing phylogenetic hypotheses
Author : Rui-lin Zhao, Dennis E. Desjardin, Kasem Soytong and Kevin D. Hyde
Year Publish : 2008
Place of Publish : Springer
Abstract :
We present an overview of previous research results on the molecular phylogenetic analyses in Agaricales and its higher ranks (Agaricomycetes/Agaricomycotina/Basidiomycota) along with the most recent treatments of taxonomic systems in these taxa. Establishing phylogenetic hypotheses using DNA sequences, from which an understanding of the natural evolutionary relationships amongst clades may be derived, requires a robust dataset. It has been recognized that single-gene phylogenies may not truly represent organismal phylogenies, but the concordant phylogenetic genealogies from multiple-gene datasets can resolve this problem. The genes commonly used in mushroom phylogenetic research are summarized.