Diversity of saprobic microfungi

• Main Authors: Kevin D. Hyde, Boonsom Bussaban, Barbara Paulus, Pedro W. Crous, Seonju Lee, Eric H.C. Mckenzie, Wipornpan Photita, Saisamorn Lumyong
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Environmental Science
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=33846956794&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/60862
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

The data needed to derive an accurate estimate of saprobic microfungi are insufficient, incomplete and contradictory. We therefore address issues that will ultimately reveal whether there are 1.5 million global fungal species, which is the generally accepted working estimate. Our data indicates that...