Introductory seminar with PhD student Tobias Jansson, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Focus for Tobias’ PhD-project is taxonomy of Hymenogaster, see abstract below. His main supervisor is Henrik Nilsson with Ellen Larsson (BioEnv ) and Mikael Jeppson (external) as co-supervisors and Bengt Oxelman as examiner.
Abstract
Hymenogaster is a genus of truffle-forming mycorrhizal fungi. While the genus is known to exist in Sweden, our knowledge of its taxonomy, ecology and distribution is limited. First described by Carlo Vittadini in 1831, Hymenogaster has since suffered from chaotic taxonomy, systematics, and nomenclature. Combining molecular and morphological data, the aim is to circumscribe and stabilize the genus, resolvning the infra-generic phylogeny and species delimitation. New specimens will be collected from Sweden, and old material studied in European herbaria. Designations of neo- and epitypes will be explored to relieve the poor typification status of the genus. In addition, metabarcoding data from soil samples will be used to put each Hymenogaster findin its ecologial context by capturing the fungal community around fruiting bodies.