Megaphylogeny resolves global patterns of mushroom evolution

Varga, Torda and Krizsán, Krisztina and Földi, Csenge and Dima, Bálint and Szöllősy, Gergely J. and Szarkándi, János G. and Papp, Viktor and Albert, László and Bense, Viktória and Finy, Péter and Geml, József and Kiss, Brigitta and Kocsubé, Sándor and Lukács, Zoltán and Rácz, Nikolett and Szebenyi, Csilla and Vágvölgyi, Csaba and Papp, Tamás and Nagy, László G. (2019) Megaphylogeny resolves global patterns of mushroom evolution. NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, 3. pp. 668-678. ISSN 2397-334X

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Abstract

Mushroom-forming fungi (Agaricomycetes) have the greatest morphological diversity and complexity of any group of fungi. They have radiated into most niches and fulfil diverse roles in the ecosystem, including wood decomposers, pathogens or mycorrhizal mutualists. Despite the importance of mushroom-forming fungi, large-scale patterns of their evolutionary history are poorly known, in part due to the lack of a comprehensive and dated molecular phylogeny. Here, using multigene and genome-based data, we assemble a 5,284-species phylogenetic tree and infer ages and broad patterns of speciation/extinction and morphological innovation in mushroom-forming fungi. Agaricomycetes started a rapid class-wide radiation in the Jurassic, coinciding with the spread of (sub)tropical coniferous forests and a warming climate. A possible mass extinction, several clade-specific adaptive radiations and morphological diversification of fruiting bodies followed during the Cretaceous and the Paleogene, convergently giving rise to the classic toadstool morphology, with a cap, stalk and gills (pileate-stipitate morphology). This morphology is associated with increased rates of lineage diversification, suggesting it represents a key innovation in the evolution of mushroom-forming fungi. The increase in mushroom diversity started during the Mesozoic-Cenozoic radiation event, an era of humid climate when terrestrial communities dominated by gymnosperms and reptiles were also expanding.

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