Systematics and Evolution (eBook)

Part A

David J. McLaughlin, Joseph W. Spatafora (Herausgeber)

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2014 | 2nd ed. 2014
XXV, 461 Seiten
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-55318-9 (ISBN)

Infos

This volume includes treatments of systematics and related topics for both fungi and fungus-like organisms in four eukaryotic supergroups, as well as specialized chapters on nomenclature, techniques and evolution. These organisms are of great interest to mycologists, plant pathologists and others, including those interested in the animal parasitic Microsporidia. Our knowledge of the systematics and evolution of fungi has made great strides since the first edition of this volume, largely driven by molecular phylogenetic analyses. Consensus among mycologists has led to a stable systematic treatment that has since become widely adopted and is incorporated into this second edition, along with a great deal of new information on evolution and ecology. The systematic chapters cover occurrence, distribution, economic importance, morphology and ultrastructure, development of taxonomic theory, classification and maintenance and culture. Other chapters deal with nomenclatural changes necessitated by revisions of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi and plants, including the elimination of separate names for asexual states, as well as methods for preservation of cultures and specimens, character evolution and methods for ultrastructural study, the fungal fossil record and the impact of whole genomes on fungal studies.

Inhalt

Contents1 Fungi from PCR to genomics: The spreading revolution in evolutionary biologyJohn W. Taylor and Mary L. BerbeeFungal-Like Organisms2 Excavata: Acrasiomycota; Amoebozoa: Dictyosteliomycota, MyxomycotaSteven L. Stephenson3 Systematics of the Straminipila: Labyrinthulomycota, Hyphochytriomycota and OomycotaG W Beakes, D Honda and M Thines4 Rhizaria: PhytomyxeaSimon Bulman and James P. BraseltonFungi5 Microsporidia Elizabeth S. Didier, James J. Becnel, Michael L. Kent, Justin L. Sanders, and Louis M. Weiss6 Chytridiomycota, Monoblepharidomycota and NeocallimastigomycotaMartha J. Powell and Peter M. Letcher7 BlastocladiomycotaTimothy Y. James and Teresita M. Porter8 Zygomycetous Fungi: Phylum Entomophthoromycota and subphyla Kickxellomycotina, Mortierellomycotina, Mucoromycotina, and Zoopagomycotina Gerald L. Bennya, Richard A. Humber and Kerstin Voigt9 GlomeromycotaD. Redecker and A. Schüßler10 PucciniomycotinaM. Catherine Aime, Merje Toome and David J. McLaughlin11 UstilaginomycotinaD. Begerow, A. M. Schäfer, R. Kellner, A. Yurkov, M. Kemler, F. Oberwinkler and R. Bauer12 Tremellomycetes and related groupsMichael Weiß, Robert Bauer, José Paulo Sampaio, and Franz Oberwinkler13 DacrymycetesFranz Oberwinkler14 AgaricomycetesD.S. Hibbett, R. Bauer, M. Binder, A.J. Giachini, K. Hosaka, A. Justo, E. Larsson, K.H. Larsson, J.D. Lawrey, O. Miettinen, L. Nagy, R.H. Nilsson, M. Weiß, and R.G. Thorn.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.8.2014
• Reihe/Serie: The Mycota
• Reihe/Serie: The Mycota
• Zusatzinfo: XXV, 461 p. 91 illus., 16 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Berlin
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: fungal evolution • Fungal hierarchy • Fungal-like organisms • Fungal systematics • Fungal taxonomy • Fungi • systematic botany
• ISBN-10: 3-642-55318-4 / 3642553184
• ISBN-13: 978-3-642-55318-9 / 9783642553189