Wood Decay Fungi in South Korea: Polypores from Seoul.
- Author:
Yeongseon JANG
1
;
Seokyoon JANG
;
Jaejung LEE
;
Hwanhwi LEE
;
Hanbyul LEE
;
Young Min LEE
;
Joo Hyun HONG
;
Mihee MIN
;
Young Woon LIM
;
Changmu KIM
;
Jae Jin KIM
Author Information
1. Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Korea. jae-jinkim@korea.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Basidiomycetes;
Phylogeny;
Taxonomy
- MeSH:
Basidiomycota;
Classification;
DNA, Ribosomal;
Fruiting Bodies, Fungal;
Fungi*;
Humans;
Korea;
Maackia;
Phylogeny;
Plants;
Seoul;
Wood*
- From:Mycobiology
2014;42(2):140-146
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
In Seoul, a majority of plant communities have undergone significant changes over the last few decades; however, how wood decay fungi have responded and adapted to the changes in vegetation remains unknown. Through an ongoing investigation of Korean indigenous fungi, ca. 300 specimens with poroid basidiocarp were collected in Seoul during 2008~2012. Morphological examination and molecular analysis using the internal transcribed spacer and nuclear large subunit ribosomal DNA region sequences helped identify 38 species belonging to 28 genera, 10 families, and 5 orders in this area. Among them, three polypores, Abundisporus pubertatis, Coriolopsis strumosa, and Perenniporia maackiae were found to be new to South Korea.
