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- The study investigates laccate fungi in Finland, focusing on identifying species with similar appearances that may actually represent different species.
- Sequencing DNA from Finnish samples and an older UK isolate, researchers conducted a phylogenetic analysis, revealing the UK isolate does not align closely with any established clades, while Finnish isolates showed a relationship to a specific lineage.
- Findings indicate that a phylogenetically related species may be present in Finland, but further research is required to clarify relationships between these fungi and their European counterparts.
Article Abstract
The complex includes fungi with similar morphologies but which are thought to represent different species. The lack of available type material and associated absence of multiple locus sequence data has complicated identification of these fungi. The aim of this study was to clarify the identity of the laccate species occurring in Finland by inferring a phylogeny using DNA sequences from available boreal-temperate material. DNA from Finnish isolates together with an older isolate originating from the United Kingdom was sequenced, and the morphological features of the Finnish specimens were examined. The phylogenetic analysis of the internal transcribed spacer region (ITS), the elongation factor 1-α (), RNA polymerase II subunit (), and partial β-tubulin () genes revealed that the isolate from the United Kingdom did not fall within a well-supported clade with other sequences or related species. The Finnish isolates were closely related to the lineage in , and phylogenies. However, appears morphologically distinct from the Finnish material. The results suggest that , or a species phylogenetically closely related to it, may occur in Finland. But further investigation into the relationship between and from Europe will be needed to clarify the identity of the laccate species in Finland.
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