A multilocus phylogeny of <i>Hericium</i> (<i>Hericiaceae, Russulales</i>).

ABSTRACT: Clear distinction of the species of Hericium will aid in natural products discovery, medicinal applications, and breeding for commercial cultivation of these edible and medicinally valuable mushrooms. A phylogeny of Hericium species from North America, together with key taxa from Europe, was accomplished using sequence data from the nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region and adjacent large ribosomal subunit (LSU), translation elongation factor 1-alpha (TEF-1α), and RNA polymerase second largest subunit (RPB2) gene sequences. Compared to previous unresolved phylogenies based solely on ITS data, the species of Hericium were resolved as monophyletic groups, including the type species H. coralloides (synonyms H. flagellum and

SUBMITTER: Koga J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12798842 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature