Systematic analysis ofRussulain the North American Rocky Mountain alpine zone

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and guidance of my advisor Cathy Cripps. She has helped me grow as a person, develop as a scientist, and build a foundation for my future. Her teachings will guide me through the rest of my life, in and out of the laboratory, and I will always be grateful for that. I would like to thank Matt Lavin for his assistance with phylogenetics and for our thoughtprovoking discussions. His dedication to understanding biodiversity along with his impressive active lifestyle have inspired me to balance my career and athletic aspirations. I wish to show my gratitude to Sara Branco for her continued support throughout this project, which has undoubtedly improved its quality. Her dedication to mycology and evolution has shaped my scientific interests. I would like to recognize all of my sources of funding including the John W. Marr Fund, Ben Woo Scholarship, Plant Science and

Three New Species of Russulaceae (Russulales, Basidiomycota) from Southern China

“…Indeed, a number of Russula species are globally recognized as edible fungi [15] and have displayed promising (biopharmaceutical) properties with respect to possessing anticancer and antioxidative activities [16,17]. The morphological classification system for Russula is characterized by brightly colored fragile caps, brittle context, amyloid warty spores, abundant sphaerocysts in a heteromerous trama, an absence of latex, and simple-septate hyphae [18,19]. The documented number of species cataloged within the genus Russula currently surpasses > 2000, with their fruiting bodies encompassing a vast array of variations in color, morphology, and anatomical characteristics.…”

Morphological Characteristics and Molecular Evidence Reveal four New Species of Russula subg. Brevipedum from China

“…It is characterized by an ochraceous cream to yellow spore print, yellowish lamellae, basidiospores with inamyloid suprahilar, and a distinctly thicker pileipellis. This subgenus has a cosmopolitan distribution, in Europe [ 10 , 11 , 12 ], North and South America [ 8 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 ], Australia [ 17 , 18 ], Africa [ 19 ], and Asia [ 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 ]. In China, a total of 13 taxa of R. subg.…”

Applying a modified metabarcoding approach for the sequencing of macrofungal specimens from fungarium collections

“…The challenge of sequencing effectiveness touches on how well a technology can produce DNA barcode sequence data of sufficient quality. The Sanger sequencing approach to DNA barcoding fungal specimens has been used for over three decades (White et al, 1990), and many systematic and taxonomic studies currently rely on its effectiveness and practicality (Noffsinger and Cripps, 2021; Vera et al, 2021). Despite Sanger sequencing's long and productive history, there are some significant limitations to its effectiveness.…”