Armillaria altimontana, previously considered North American biological species (NABS) X, is described as new. To date, it appears that A. altimontana prefers higher-elevation, mesic sites within the dry, conifer forest zone of western interior North America. This species has been found on hardwoods and conifers and is associated most commonly with Abies-dominated forest types in southern Briti...

The generic and sub-generic relationships in the Boletineae (Boletales) were studied using nuclear large subunit (nuc-lsu), translation elongation factor 1-alpha (tef1), and DNA directed RNA polymerase largest subunit (RPB1). The Boletineae, with the exclusion of Hydnomerulius pinastri, was strongly supported and the status of the families Boletaceae and Paxillaceae is discussed. Members of the...

Atheliales (Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota) is an order mostly composed of corticioid fungi, containing roughly 100 described species in 20 genera. Members exhibit remarkable ecological diversity, including saprotrophs, ectomycorrhizal symbionts, facultative parasites plants or lichens, and symbionts termites. Ectomycorrhizal members are well known because they often form a major part boreal tem...

Scopulariopsis-like species are often reported from the indoor environment, as well as from clinical samples. The lack of type isolates and thorough phylogenetic studies in the Microascaceae hampered the correct identification of these isolates. Based on recent phylogenetic studies, which resulted in multiple name changes, the aim is to molecularly identify the Scopulariopsis and scopulariopsis...

Abstract Taxonomy of Basidiodendron caesiocinereum complex is revised based on morphological and molecular methods (with the use nc LSU rDNA, ITS TEF1 regions). The basidiospore ornamentation justified as a key character for species recognition in group. As redefined here, B. an angiosperm-dwelling with smooth basidiospores. Bourdotia cinerella var. trachyspora are proved to represent separate ...

Abstract Taxonomy of Pseudohydnum gelatinosum and its sister taxa is revised via morphological data a four-gene dataset (ITS, nc LSU rDNA, TEF1 , RPB1 ). Identity P. Tremellodon pusillus re-established based on newly collected sequenced material from their type localities. alienum Europe; umbrosum temperate East Asia; cystidiatum meridianum placibile Vietnam; omnipavum North America are describ...

The genus Neoconidiobolus, typified by N. thromboides (Drechsler) B. Huang & Y. Nie, was recently established to accommodate all members of the Conidiobolus subgenus which produces neither microconidia nor capilliconidia. Based on mitochondrial small subunit (mt SSU rDNA), nuclear large ribosomal (nc LSU and translation elongation factor 1-alpha (TEF1), we further resolved Neoconidiobolus into ...

This study aimed to test the quality of item analysis in Indonesian IST 2000R using Item Response Theory (IRT) method and participants comprising 1780 students aged 16-20. IRT 3PL DIF examination showed that had good quality, with an improvement 70. The discriminatory power parameter (ɑ) verbal category items was high. Furthermore, difficulty level (b) indicated more than 50% on are average cat...