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Advances in molecular systematics of clavicipitaceous fungi (Sordariomycetes: Hypocreales)

Creator:

Kepler, Ryan M.

Abstract:

Historical concepts of Clavicipitaceae have included a broad range of species that display diverse morphologies, ecological modes and host associations. When subjected to multigene phylogenetic investigation of evolutionary history, the family was found to be polyphyletic, largely driven by diversity in the genus Cordyceps, previously containing over 400 taxa. The...

Resource Type:

Dissertation