Identification of Japanese Astraeus, based on morphological and phylogenetic analyses

• Main Authors: Fangfuk W., Petchang R., To-anun C., Fukuda M., Yamada A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77954243140&partnerID=40&md5=9a0e2093322cf6c151dadc610f24be98; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/453
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

To clarify the diversity of Astraeus in Japan, 35 collections of Astraeus basidiomata from Japan and Thailand were examined for their morphological characteristics and the nucleotide sequences of the rDNA ITS region and compared with several worldwide Astraeus species. Japanese Astraeus specimens we...