Journal
NEW PHYTOLOGIST
Volume 213, Issue 4, Pages 1862-1873Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/nph.14270
Keywords
biogeography; diversification; ectomycorrhiza; evolutionary ecology; molecular dating; new species; stable isotopes; systematic evolution
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- National Science Foundation award [DEB-0445216]
- Institute for Fermentation, Osaka, Japan
- Harris Family Foundation
- Field Museum's Pritzker Laboratory for Molecular Systematics and Evolution
- Pritzker Foundation
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A systematic and evolutionary ecology study of the model ectomycorrhizal (ECM) genus Laccaria was performed using herbarium material and field collections from over 30 countries covering its known geographic range. A four-gene (nrITS, 28S, RPB2, EF1a) nucleotide sequence dataset consisting of 232 Laccaria specimens was analyzed phylogenetically. The resulting Global Laccaria dataset was used for molecular dating and estimating diversification rates in the genus. Stable isotope analysis of carbon and nitrogen was used to evaluate the origin of Laccaria's ECM ecology. In all, 116 Laccaria molecular species were identified, resulting in a near 50% increase in its known diversity, including the new species described herein: Laccaria ambigua. Molecular dating indicates that the most recent common ancestor to Laccaria existed in the early Paleocene (56-66 million yr ago), probably in Australasia. At this time, Laccaria split into two lineages: one represented by the new species L. ambigua, and the other reflecting a large shift in diversification that resulted in the remainder of Laccaria. L. ambigua shows a different isotopic profile than all other Laccaria species. Isotopes and diversification results suggest that the evolution of the ECM ecology was a key innovation in the evolution of Laccaria. Diversification shifts associated with Laccaria's dispersal to the northern hemisphere are attributed to adaptations to new ecological niches.
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