Species diversity, taxonomic classification and ecological habits of polypore fungi in China

Polypore fungi are an important part of forest ecosystems. In the last decade, the taxonomic status and species number of polypore fungi have changed greatly, and many new taxa have been discovered. China is one of the countries with the most abundant and diverse polypore fungi in the world, and a t...

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Main Authors: Tai-Min Xu, Dong-Mei Wu, Neng Gao, Shun Liu, Yi-Fei Sun, Bao-Kai Cui
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-04-01
Series:Mycology
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21501203.2024.2384567
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Bao-Kai Cui
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description Polypore fungi are an important part of forest ecosystems. In the last decade, the taxonomic status and species number of polypore fungi have changed greatly, and many new taxa have been discovered. China is one of the countries with the most abundant and diverse polypore fungi in the world, and a total of 1,214 polypore fungal species were reported here. This study lists the polypore fungi with their diversity, taxonomic status, habitats, geographical distributions, and molecular data. All the polypore fungi in China belong to the phylum Basidiomycota, subphylum Agaricomycotina, and class Agaricomycetes, including 11 orders, 55 families, and 266 genera. The orders Polyporales and Hymenochaetales are dominant, and the families Polyporaceae and Hymenochaetaceae are dominant. The overall distribution trend of polypore fungi in China shows that more species are distributed in the south and fewer are distributed in the north. In addition, different nutritional modes of polypore fungi have different preferences for host species, with white-rot fungi preferring angiosperm trees and brown-rot fungi preferring gymnosperm trees.
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spelling doaj-art-709b017501e248dd973a69ea72559a2b2025-08-20T02:25:41ZengTaylor & Francis GroupMycology2150-12032150-12112025-04-0116241954410.1080/21501203.2024.2384567Species diversity, taxonomic classification and ecological habits of polypore fungi in ChinaTai-Min Xu0Dong-Mei Wu1Neng Gao2Shun Liu3Yi-Fei Sun4Bao-Kai Cui5State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, ChinaXinjiang Production and Construction Group Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Enhancement and Gene Resources Utilization, Biotechnology Research Institute, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural and Reclamation Sciences, Shihezi, ChinaXinjiang Production and Construction Group Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Enhancement and Gene Resources Utilization, Biotechnology Research Institute, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural and Reclamation Sciences, Shihezi, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, ChinaPolypore fungi are an important part of forest ecosystems. In the last decade, the taxonomic status and species number of polypore fungi have changed greatly, and many new taxa have been discovered. China is one of the countries with the most abundant and diverse polypore fungi in the world, and a total of 1,214 polypore fungal species were reported here. This study lists the polypore fungi with their diversity, taxonomic status, habitats, geographical distributions, and molecular data. All the polypore fungi in China belong to the phylum Basidiomycota, subphylum Agaricomycotina, and class Agaricomycetes, including 11 orders, 55 families, and 266 genera. The orders Polyporales and Hymenochaetales are dominant, and the families Polyporaceae and Hymenochaetaceae are dominant. The overall distribution trend of polypore fungi in China shows that more species are distributed in the south and fewer are distributed in the north. In addition, different nutritional modes of polypore fungi have different preferences for host species, with white-rot fungi preferring angiosperm trees and brown-rot fungi preferring gymnosperm trees.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21501203.2024.2384567Basidiomycotafungal diversitygene sequences datamacrofungitaxonomywood-rotting fungi
spellingShingle Tai-Min Xu
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Neng Gao
Shun Liu
Yi-Fei Sun
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Species diversity, taxonomic classification and ecological habits of polypore fungi in China
Mycology
Basidiomycota
fungal diversity
gene sequences data
macrofungi
taxonomy
wood-rotting fungi
title Species diversity, taxonomic classification and ecological habits of polypore fungi in China
title_full Species diversity, taxonomic classification and ecological habits of polypore fungi in China
title_fullStr Species diversity, taxonomic classification and ecological habits of polypore fungi in China
title_full_unstemmed Species diversity, taxonomic classification and ecological habits of polypore fungi in China
title_short Species diversity, taxonomic classification and ecological habits of polypore fungi in China
title_sort species diversity taxonomic classification and ecological habits of polypore fungi in china
topic Basidiomycota
fungal diversity
gene sequences data
macrofungi
taxonomy
wood-rotting fungi
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21501203.2024.2384567
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