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The species concept in Hymenochaetaceae (Fungi, Hymenomycetes)

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Species of the Hymenochaetaceae (Fungi, Hymenomycetes) are presumably homothallic and consequently of only uniparental reproduction. The number of species described is high (more than 100 inHymenochaete, several hundreds inPhellinus, etc. and their classification may be successful only when a clear species concept is consistently used. Type studies may give some help mainly for nomenclature; for taxonomy the study of numerous specimens of each species and a statistical approach is needed.

The biological species concept is inapplicable to uniparental fungi; its indirect application mentioned by some evolutionists is unrealizable. The recognition of sibling microspecies on the basis of the selection species concept is the proper foundation for the taxonomy of the Hymenochaetaceae.

By way of examples the taxonomy of several pairs of closely related Hymenochaetaceae species is discussed (H. mougeotii andH. murashkinskyi; H. rheicolor andH. attenuata; H. semistupposa andH. yasudai; Phellinus laevigatus andPh. orienticus; Ph. pini andPh. chrysoloma; Phylloporia ribis andPh. ephedrae). A new combinationPhylloporia ephedrae (Voronich.) Parm. is proposed.

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Parmasto, E. The species concept in Hymenochaetaceae (Fungi, Hymenomycetes). Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 94, 369–380 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03053152

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