Automated phylogenetic taxonomy in Fungi. DS. Hibbett
The document discusses automated phylogenetic taxonomy in fungi using comprehensive phylogenetic trees. It outlines several uses of comprehensive phylogenetic trees, including identification, curation of sequence databases, identification of environmental samples, discovery of new species, biogeography, epidemiology, conservation, and character evolution analyses. It also discusses uses of taxonomic classifications in communication, research, teaching, and legislation. The document then provides details on progress in phylogenetic reconstruction and classification in fungi and agaricomycetes specifically. It outlines the large number of described and estimated total fungal species, as well as the amount of fungal sequence data currently available. It also provides information on research labs, data, publications, and informatics resources involved in fungal phylogenetic taxonomy work.
