“…Th ere is some evidence for genetic mosaics in Armillaria fruit bodies (Peabody et al, 2000), for genetically diff erent multiple initiation pathways ( Leslie and Leonard, 1979) and, conversely, for diff erent structures (specifi cally sclerotia and basidiomes) sharing a common initiation pathway (Moore, 1981). Fruiting in haploid, primary homothallic species, such as Volvariella bombycina and V. volvacea (Chang and Yau, 1971;Chiu and Chang, 1987;Royse et al, 1987) and in homokaryons in heterothallic species (Uno and Ishikawa, 1971;Elliott, 1972Elliott, , 1985Stahl and Esser, 1976;Dickhardt, 1983;Graham, 1985) shows that fruiting is independent of the sexual cycle regulated by the incompatibility system in heterothallic species (Kües and Casselton, 1992;Kronstad and Staben, 1997;Casselton and Olesnicky, 1998;Kües et al, 1998;Chiu and Moore, 1999;Kües and Liu, 2000;Brown and Casselton, 2001;Kothe, 2002).…”