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Ectomycorrhizas of Coltricia and Coltriciella (Hymenochaetales, Basidiomycota) on Caesalpiniaceae, Dipterocarpaceae and Myrtaceae in Seychelles

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Ectomycorrhizal fungi, especially basidiomycetes, have repeatedly evolved from saprotrophic ancestors. Using rDNA internal transcribed spacer and large subunit sequences, we demonstrate that four species of Coltricia and Coltriciella form ectomycorrhiza with the native Vateriopsis seychellarum (Dipterocarpaceae) and Intsia bijuga (Caesalpiniaceae) as well as the introduced Eucalyptus robusta (Myrtaceae) in Seychelles. Coltricia and Coltriciella species share a thin, orange-brown to dark brown mantle and extremely thick, clampless hyphae. Phylogenetic analyses placed Coltriciella monophyletic within Coltricia. This study provides further evidence that fruiting habit on dead wood does not indicate saprotrophic lifestyle.

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Acknowledgements

We thank D. Dogley, J. Mougal, Y. Juliette and staff of the Forestry Section (Ministry of Environment and National Resources, Seychelles) for help, information and support in Seychelles; U. Kõljalg for sequencing C. tasmanica; H. Tamm and B. Kullman for assistance in sectioning; E. Parmasto for identifying the specimens from Seychelles and China; two referees and E. Parmasto for constructive comments on earlier versions of the manuscript. This study was funded by the Estonian Science Foundation grant no. 6606.

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  1. Institute of Botany and Ecology, University of Tartu, 40 Lai Street, 51005, Tartu, Estonia

    Leho Tedersoo, Triin Suvi & Irja Saar

  2. Plant Conservation Action Group, P.O. Box 392, Victoria, Mahé, Seychelles

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Tedersoo, L., Suvi, T., Beaver, K. et al. Ectomycorrhizas of Coltricia and Coltriciella (Hymenochaetales, Basidiomycota) on Caesalpiniaceae, Dipterocarpaceae and Myrtaceae in Seychelles. Mycol Progress 6, 101–107 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-007-0530-4

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