REVSYS: Revision of Australian Inocybaceae: studies in systematics and evolution of ectomycorrhizal Agaricales from the southern hemisphere

真菌是一种缺乏了解和被忽视的生物，具有丰富的科学研究潜力。要解释真菌在应用研究中的作用，需要对它们的多样性、自然界的生态作用和进化史有基本的了解。在这里，研究人员将为澳大利亚Inocybaceae提供基线数据。蘑菇科Inocybaceae是理想的修正合成，因为它的世界性分布（包括在热带和温带澳大利亚发生的高度多样化的组合），以及它与热带和温带植物的专门共生的漫长进化历史。南部热带和温带分类群的整合对于理解形成当前分布和多样化模式的历史过程非常重要。除了使用现代分类学修订方法外，还将对过去6500万年的inocybacae进化历史进行分析研究，以解决广泛生物学吸引力的假设。这项研究将包括来自不同大陆的科学家之间的合作，并为两名初级研究人员提供实地和分析培训。研究结果将在网上传播，并通过专著、期刊、科学家、学生和自然爱好者参加的会议和探索活动进行传播。

Fungi represent a poorly understood and neglected group of organisms that are rich in scientific research potential. An explanation of the roles of fungi in applied research requires baseline knowledge of their diversity, ecological roles in nature, and evolutionary history. Here the investigators will produce baseline data for Australian Inocybaceae. The mushroom family Inocybaceae is ideal for a revisionary synthesis because of its cosmopolitan distribution (including a highly diverse assemblage that occurs across tropical and temperate Australia), and its long evolutionary history of obligate symbioses with both tropical and temperate plants. Integration of austral tropical and temperate taxa is important to understand historical processes that have shaped current distributions and diversification patterns. In addition to the use of modern taxonomic revisionary methods, analytical studies of the evolutionary history of Inocybaceae over the past 65 million years will be performed to address hypotheses of broad biological appeal. This research will include collaborations between scientists from different continents and provide field and analytical training for two junior researchers. Results will be disseminated online and via monographs, journals, and conferences and forays involving scientists, students, and nature enthusiasts.