The evolution of ectomycorrhizal symbiosis and host-plant switches are the main drivers for diversification of Amanitaceae (Agaricales, Basidiomycota)

• Published in: BMC biology Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 230 - 16
• Main Authors: Cai, Qing, Codjia, Jean Evans I, Buyck, Bart, Cui, Yang-Yang, Ryberg, Martin, Yorou, Nourou S, Yang, Zhu L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 10.10.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adaptive radiation; Agaricales - genetics; Agaricales - physiology; Amanita; Amanitaceae; Angiosperms; Biodiversity; Biologi med inriktning mot systematik; Biological Evolution; Biology with specialization in Systematics; Climate change; Climate changes; Climate models; Coevolutionary diversification; Cretaceous; Datasets; Diversification; Ecological opportunities; Ectomycorrhizas; Evolution; Evolutionary biology; Evolutionary genetics; Fungi; Genes; Genetic research; Host plants; Mixed forests; Morphology; Mycorrhizae - genetics; Mycorrhizae - physiology; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Pinaceae; Stable isotopes; Switches; Symbiosis; Temporal dynamics; Trees; Ecological opportunities; Amanita; Temporal dynamics; Coevolutionary diversification; Climate changes; Stable isotopes

Evolutionary radiation is widely recognized as a mode of species diversification, but the drivers of the rapid diversification of fungi remain largely unknown. Here, we used Amanitaceae, one of the most diverse families of macro-fungi, to investigate the mechanism underlying its diversification. The...