The genus Sporendonema ( Gymnoascaceae , Onygenales ) was introduced in 1827 with the type species S . casei for a red mould on cheese. Cheese is a consistent niche for this species. Sphaerosporium equinum is another species classified in Gymnoascaceae and has also been reported from cheese. Recently, other habitats have been reported for both Sporendonema casei and Sphaerosporium equinum . The present study aimed to investiga...

In this study we have analysed the genetic variation and phylogeography in a global sample of the cellar fungus Coniophora puteana , which is an important destroyer of wooden materials indoor. Multilocus genealogies of three DNA regions (beta tubulin, nrDNA ITS and translation elongation factor 1α) revealed the occurrence of three cryptic species (PS1–3) in the morphotaxon C. puteana . One of the lineages (PS3) is apparently r...

Serpula himantioides (Boletales, Basidiomycota) produces thin resupinate basidiocarps on dead coniferous wood worldwide and causes damage in buildings as well. In this study, we present evidence for the existence of at least three phylogenetically defined cryptic species (referred to as Sib I–III) within the morphospecies S. himantioides , a conclusion based on analyses of sequence data from four DNA regions and amplified frag...