Publications by authors named "Jeffery K Stallman"

Fungi are arguably the most diverse eukaryotic kingdom of organisms in terms of number of estimated species, trophic and life history strategies, and their functions in ecosystems. However, our knowledge of fungi is limited due to a distributional bias; the vast majority of available data on fungi have been compiled from non-tropical regions. Far less is known about fungi from tropical regions, with the bulk of these data being temporally limited surveys for fungal species diversity.

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  • Fungal conservation is increasingly important but faces challenges like a lack of data on diversity, population sizes, and extinction risks due to fungi's vast diversity and complex taxonomy.
  • The paper discusses how citizen science (CS) can be effectively utilized to gather data on fungal diversity through various engaging projects, including broad collecting schemes and targeted sampling methods.
  • It emphasizes the need for collaboration between professional mycologists and local communities to enhance data collection, broaden participation, and turn findings into practical conservation efforts.
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is a small genus comprising five species of inoperculate discomycetes in the order Helotiales (Leotiomycetes) often recognizable by their bright yellowish-green colors and gregarious growth on wood. In this study, we describe five new species-, and -based on a combination of recent fieldwork and examination of previously collected fungarium specimens. We use an integrative taxonomic approach to support the distinction of new species, incorporating morphology and DNA sequence data with biogeography.

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is an enigmatic, monotypic, and rarely reported genus of Ascomycota of uncertain placement. The morphologically unique grows on dead wood and forms compound ascomata composed of thick, black, gelatinous somatic tissue that branches out from a common base. Multiple apothecia are located on the branches, mostly toward the tips, and are composed of 8-spored asci and paraphyses embedded in a gelatinous matrix that turns blue in Melzer's reagent.

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The Hawaiian Islands have a relatively well-known funga for a tropical location, yet there are over 400 species of mushrooms (Agaricomycetes) in the archipelago that remain to be documented. Importantly, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently evaluated six mushrooms endemic to the islands as threatened with extinction. To improve detection of mushrooms for biodiversity discovery and better monitor threatened species in the archipelago-where many localities lack strong annual precipitation patterns associated with an obvious season for increased mushroom basidiomata production-we examined the phenology of Hawaiian mushrooms.

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