The fungi: 1, 2, 3 ... 5.1 million species?

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 426-438

  Blackwell, Meredith ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Fungal habitats; Fungal phylogeny; Fungi; Molecular methods; Numbers of fungi

Indexed keywords

BAT; BIODIVERSITY; FROG; FUNGUS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; POTATO; RICE; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; FUNGUS; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FUNGI; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANURA; ASTACOIDEA; FUNGI; INVERTEBRATA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 79952741082     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1000298     Document Type: Article

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