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Overview of 75 Years of Smittium Research, Establishing a New Genus for Smittium culisetae and Prospects for Future Revisions of the "Smittium" Clade (with Yan Wang, Eric D. Tretter, and Robert W. Lichtwardt), Mycologia (2013)

The Harpellales includes 38 genera of endosymbiotic microfungi associated with various Arthropoda. Smittium, the second...

 

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New Species of Smittium and Stachylina and Other Trichomycetes in Larval Diptera from Streams in Nova Scotia, Canada (with D. B. Strongman), Botany (2012)

The guts of non-predaceous invertebrates in aquatic and moist terrestrial habitats are often colonized by...

 

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New Species of Spartiella and Legeriosimilis from Mayflies and Other Arthropod-Associated Trichomycetes from Nova Scotia, Canada (with D. B. Strongman), Botany (2012)

The digestive tracts of non-predaceous, aquatic insects and other arthropods living in moist habitats harbour...

 

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Nuclear Ribosomal Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) Region as a Universal DNA Barcode Marker for Fungi (with Eric Tretter, Yan Wang, and Eric M. Johnson), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2012)

Six DNA regions were evaluated as potential DNA barcodes for Fungi, the second largest kingdom...

 

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A New Species of Ephemerellomyces from North America Highlights Its Morphological Plasticity and Possible Intergeneric Similarities with Other Harpellales (with Prasanna Kandel), Fungal Biology (2012)

During routine bioprospecting efforts in southern Idaho, we recovered a new species, Ephemerellomyces kandelii from...

 

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Extended Studies of Baltomyces Styrax in Idaho and Expanded Distribution of This Isopod Gut Fungus in the USA (with Sarah J. Oman), Mycologia (2012)

Trichomycetes or gut fungi are currently considered to be an ecological group consisting of...

 

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New Species and First Records of Trichomycetes from Immature Aquatic Insects in Idaho (with Molly E. Bench), Mycologia (2012)

Trichomycetes, or gut fungi, are currently recognized as an ecological group of fungi and...

 

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Klastostachys, a New Genus of Harpellales in Chironomidae Larvae (with Robert W. Lichtwardt and Marvin C. Williams), Mycologia (2011)

Klastostachys reflexa, a new genus and species combination in the Harpellales, is established herein based...

 

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Typification of Smittium, an Important Genus in the Taxonomy of Harpellales (with Robert W. Lichtwardt), Mycologia (2011)

The Harpellales genus Smittium is based on a type species, S. arvernense, which was described...

 

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Dipteran-Associated Harpellales from Lowland and Submontane Tropical Rain Forests of Veracruz (Mexico) (with Laia Guardia Valle and Matías J. Cafaro), Mycologia (2011)

We report on the species of Harpellales found in dipteran hosts during two surveys (32...

 

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Trifoliellum bioblitzii, a New Genus of Trichomycete from Mayfly Nymphs in Nova Scotia, Canada (with D. B. Strongman), Mycologia (2011)

Trichomycetes are an ecological group of fungi and protists that colonize the gut lining of...

 

Freshwater Trichomycetes from Northern Thailand (with Melati P. Hapsari and Kevin D. Hyde), Cryptogamie Mycologie (2009)

Collections of black fly (Diptera: Simuliidae) larvae were made at previously unexplored lotic habitats in...

 

Seasonality of Harpella Melusinae Léger and Duboscq (Harpellales) in Black Fly Larvae in Northern Thailand (with Melati P. Hapsari, Ekachai Chukeatirote, and Kevin D. Hyde), Cryptogamie Mycologie (2009)

The influence of season and water temperature on the occurence of Harpella melusinae in black...

 

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Trichomycetes from Lentic and Lotic Aquatic Habitats in Ontario, Canada (with D. B. Strongman), Canadian Journal of Botany (2008)

Fungi and protists make up an ecological group, trichomycetes, that inhabit the guts of invertebrates,...

 

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Harpellales in the Digestive Tracts of Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera Nymphs from Veracruz, Mexico (with Laia Guárdia Valle and Matías J. Cafaro), Mycologia (2008)

This is the first report of Harpellales (Zygomycota) from Mexico, including herein only the endosymbiotic...

 

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A Higher-Level Phylogenetic Classification of the Fungi, Mycological Research (2007)

A comprehensive phylogenetic classification of the kingdom Fungi is proposed, with reference to recent molecular...

 

Books

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The Trichomycetes: Fungal Associates of Arthropods (with Robert W. Lichtwardt and Matías J. Cafaro) (2001)
 

Contributions to Books

Freshwater Trichomycetes and Their Arthropod Hosts (with R. W. Lichtwardt and M. J. Cafaro), Freshwater Mycology (2003)

Freshwater fungi are diverse in numbers, taxonomic groups and ecological roles, but they have been...

 

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Taxonomy and Systematics of Trichomycetes – Past, Present, and Future (with Matias J. Cafaro and Alexandra M. Gottlieb), Trichomycetes and Other Fungal Groups: Robert W. Lichtwardt Commemoration Volume (2001)

The book has been divided into two parts. Part I comprises review chapters on trichomycetes...

 

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The Classification and Phylogeny of the Trichomycetes and Zygomycetes (with Gerald L. Benny), Trichomycetes and Other Fungal Groups: Robert W. Lichtwardt Commemoration Volume (2001)
 

Presentations

Phylogeny and Systematics of Trichomycetes and Early-Diverging Fungi (with E. D. Tretter, Y. Wang, E. M. Johnson, L. G. Valle, D. Strongman, Y. Kurihara, and Y. Degawa), International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS) Congress (2011)