AUTHOR=Wei Shuwei , Qi Bao , Zhang Xiaozhuo , Peng Zhanwu , Li Yu , Wang Qi TITLE=Global diversity and biogeography of Lyophyllum inferred from amplicon datasets JOURNAL=Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution VOLUME=12 YEAR=2024 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/ecology-and-evolution/articles/10.3389/fevo.2024.1328569 DOI=10.3389/fevo.2024.1328569 ISSN=2296-701X ABSTRACT=

Lyophyllum consists of rare edible and medicinal mushrooms. Considering this group’s economic and ecological significance, understanding its biodiversity could be strategically important. Our analysis involved an extensive examination of publicly available ITS sequences from NCBI-GenBank and fungal amplicon sequencing data obtained from NCBI-SRA. At a 98% sequence similarity level, we deliminated 88 Lyophyllum OTUs, 49 of which were not categorized as ‘known species’. The diversity of Lyophyllum is predominantly concentrated in the Northern Hemisphere and tends to display endemic distribution, and Europe is particularly notable for its high diversity of Lyophyllum. Given the escalating volume of data produced by amplicon sequencing, employing the amplicon dataset can facilitate an accurate survey of species diversity in Lyophyllum taxonomy. By using data from amplicon datasets, the fieldwork time and research funding for taxonomists can be saved, thereby significantly advancing the progress of the entire field of biodiversity research.