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Brian P. Looney

Postdoctoral associate at Duke University
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Into and out of the tropics: global diversification patterns in a hyperdiverse clade of ectomycorrhizal fungi

BP Looney, M Ryberg, F Hampe… - Molecular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Ectomycorrhizal ( ECM ) fungi, symbiotic mutualists of many dominant tree and shrub species,
exhibit a biogeographic pattern counter to the established latitudinal diversity gradient of …

Russulaceae: a new genomic dataset to study ecosystem function and evolutionary diversification of ectomycorrhizal fungi with their tree associates

BP Looney, P Meidl, MJ Piatek, O Miettinen… - New …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The family Russulaceae is considered an iconic lineage of mostly mushroom‐forming
basidiomycetes due to their importance as edible mushrooms in many parts of the world, and their …

Systematics of the genus Auricularia with an emphasis on species from the southeastern United States

BP Looney, JM Birkebak, PB Matheny - North American Fungi, 2013 - rex.libraries.wsu.edu
Looney blooney@utk.edu. Accepted for publication April 3, 2013. http://pnwfungi.org
Copyright © 2013 Pacific Northwest Fungi Project. … According to Lowy (1952), P …

Multilocus phylogenetic reconstruction of the Clavariaceae (Agaricales) reveals polyphyly of agaricoid members

JM Birkebak, S Adamčík, BP Looney, PB Matheny - Mycologia, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The genus Camarophyllopsis contains species with lamellate (agaricoid) basidiomes in the
family Clavariaceae (Agaricales), a group otherwise dominated by club-like (clavarioid) or …

Lactarius subgenus Russularia (Basidiomycota, Russulales): novel Asian species, worldwide phylogeny and evolutionary relationships

K Wisitrassameewong, BP Looney, HT Le, E De Crop… - Fungal biology, 2016 - Elsevier
Lactarius subg. Russularia is a large group of milkcaps occurring almost worldwide and
dominant in many ecosystems. In this study we focus on new diversity, evolutionary relationships…

Coalescent-based delimitation and species-tree estimations reveal Appalachian origin and Neogene diversification in Russula subsection Roseinae

BP Looney, S Adamčík, PB Matheny - Molecular phylogenetics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Numerous lineages of mushroom-forming fungi have been subject to bursts of diversification
throughout their evolutionary history, events that can impact our ability to infer well-resolved …

[HTML][HTML] Two new Russula species (fungi) from dry dipterocarp forest in Thailand suggest niche specialization to this habitat type

…, C Manz, F Hampe, BP Looney… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Dry dipterocarp forests are among the most common habitat types in Thailand. Russulaceae
are known as common ectomycorrhizal symbionts of Dipterocarpaceae trees in this type of …

[HTML][HTML] Taxonomic revision of Russula subsection Amoeninae from South Korea

…, H Lee, A Ghosh, K Das, B Buyck, BP Looney… - MycoKeys, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Russula subsection Amoeninae is morphologically defined by a dry velvety pileus surface,
a complete absence of cystidia with heteromorphous contents in all tissues, and spores …

Molecular annotation of type specimens of Russula species described by WA Murrill from the southeast United States

BP Looney - Mycotaxon, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Twenty-five historical type collections of North American Russula species described by WA
Murrill were sequenced and analyzed for placement in a phylogenetic and taxonomic …

Circumscription of species of Hodophilus (Clavariaceae, Agaricales) in North America with naphthalene odours

S Adamčík, BP Looney, JM Birkebak, S Jančovičová… - Botany, 2016 - cdnsciencepub.com
Five North American Hodophilus species with naphthalene-like odours are now recognized
based on sequence and (or) morphological data and molecular annotation of type …