Fungal Genetics and Biology
October 2000
Vol. 31(1): pp. 21-32
Phylogenetic species recognition and species concepts in fungi
John W. Taylor1,
David J. Jacobson1,
Scott Kroken1,
Takao Kasuga2,
David M. Geiser3,
David S. Hibbett4 and
Matthew C. Fisher1
1Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California, 94720-3102
2Roche Molecular Systems, 1145 Atlantic Avenue, Alameda, California, 94501
3Department of Plant Pathology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802
4Department of Biology, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01610-1477
Abstract
The operational species concept, i.e., the one used to recognize species, is contrasted to the theoretical species concept. A phylogenetic approach to recognize fungal species based on concordance of multiple gene genealogies is compared to those based on morphology and reproductive behavior. Examples where Phylogenetic Species Recognition has been applied to fungi are reviewed and concerns regarding Phylogenetic Species Recognition are discussed.
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