IMA Fungus 9(2): 291-298, doi: 10.5598/imafungus.2018.09.02.05
Phylogenetic taxon definitions for Fungi, Dikarya, Ascomycota and Basidiomycota
David Hibbett‡, Meredith Blackwell, Timothy Y. James§, Joseph W. Spatafora|, John W. Taylor, Rytas Vilgalys¶‡ Clark University, Worcester, United States of America§ University of Michigan, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Ann Arbor| Oregon State University, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Corvallis¶ Duke University, Biology Department, Durham
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Hibbett D, Blackwell M, James TY, Spatafora JW, Taylor JW, Vilgalys R (2018) Phylogenetic taxon definitions for Fungi, Dikarya, Ascomycota and Basidiomycota. IMA Fungus 9(2): 291-298. https://doi.org/10.5598/imafungus.2018.09.02.05 |  |
Abstract
Phylogenetic taxon definitions (PTDs) are explicit, phylogeny-based statements that specify clades. PTDs are central to the system of rank-free classification that is governed by the PhyloCode, but they can also be used to clarify the meanings of ranked names. We present PTDs for four major groups: Fungi, Dikarya, Ascomycota, and Basidiomycota.
Keywords
classification, PhyloCode, rank-free taxonomy, systematic