Stable isotope analyses reveal previously unknown trophic mode diversity in the Hymenochaetales.
Hailee B KorotkinRachel A SwenieOtto MiettinenJessica M BudkeKo-Hsuan ChenFrançois LutzoniMatthew E SmithP Brandon MathenyPublished in: American journal of botany (2018)
Most non-lignicolous Hymenochaetales are biotrophic. Stable isotope values of many bryophilous Hymenochaetales cluster as ectomycorrhizal or in a biotrophic cluster indicative of parasitism or an endophytic life style. Overall, trophic mode diversity in the Hymenochaetales is greater than anticipated, and non-lignicolous ecological traits and biotrophic modes of nutrition are evolutionarily derived features.