Publications by authors named "Zheng-Xiang Qi"
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- - The genus is important for ecology and has species that may be used for food or medicine, but its diversity in China is not well understood.
- - Recent efforts led to the collection of over a thousand specimens in China, resulting in the identification of four new species through ecological, morphological, and genetic analysis.
- - New descriptions, illustrations, and a key to the species from East China have been created to aid in understanding and identifying these species.
Wood-rotting fungi are organisms that can decompose wood substrates and extract nutrients from them to support their growth. They play a crucial role in the material cycle of forest ecosystems. The genus plays a significant role in wood decomposition.
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- * A survey in Henan and Jilin Provinces, China, led to the discovery of a new species and a new record, along with two other new record species in Henan.
- * The study utilized molecular techniques to identify species and includes detailed descriptions, habitat maps, and illustrations, while exploring the relationships of these new species to existing taxa.
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- The text discusses a significant genus within the Gloeophyllaceae family, which causes brown rot in decaying wood and has both economic and ecological importance.
- It highlights the lag in taxonomic studies of this genus in China and presents new morphological and molecular research findings, including the proposal of a new species based on unique features discovered.
- The study includes detailed descriptions of species found in China, a key for identifying them, and phylogenetic analysis using DNA sequences, along with comprehensive illustrations and notes on the species.
Boletaceae, the largest family in Boletales, has been attracted by mycologists in the world due to its diverse morphology and complex history of evolution. Although considerable work has been done in the past decades, novel taxa are continually described. The current study aimed to introduce three new taxa and one new record of Boletaceae from China.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFXinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China embraces a unique geographical and ecological environment, and the macrofungi represent a rich resource. However, few studies on the genus have been reported from Xinjiang. In 2021, the macrofungal resources in Xinjiang were surveyed, and 10 specimens belonging to the genus were collected.
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- Macrofungi play a vital role in forest ecosystems, with their distribution influenced by factors like vegetation, topography, and climate, but little is known about their composition in Jilin Province's eastern mountainous area versus its central plains.
- This study investigated six sites across three different topographies in Jilin Province, identifying 691 macrofungi species, primarily Agarics, and utilized both morphological and molecular techniques alongside meteorological data for analysis.
- Findings indicated that macrofungi diversity was highest in Longwan National Forest Park, environmental factors like humidity and precipitation had a significant impact on their occurrence, and species composition similarity decreased from mountainous to hilly plains, aiding understanding of their ecological roles for conservation efforts.
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- Three new species of medicinal fungi, previously unrecognized, were discovered in Jilin Province, China, growing on pupae and larvae of Lepidoptera.
- These species exhibit unique morphological traits, including distinct stromata and perithecia that allow them to be differentiated from known species within their group.
- Molecular analysis using nrITS, nrLSU, and EF-1α sequences confirmed these species' unique identities and showed they cluster closely with a related group, but formed separate clades in phylogenetic trees.