Welcome to our Laboratory for Fungal Diversity and Molecular Evolution. The research fields of our group are 1) fungal diversity and systematic relationships among genera of important fungal families; 2) molecular biogeography and genomic evolution of higher fungi, 3) evaluation of fungal resources and their sustainable utilization, and 4) services in fungal identification and mycological training. Specifically, our current interests are the diversity, systematics, biogeography and adaptive evolution of Amanitaceae, Boletaceae, Morchellaceae, Physalacriaceae, etc. Special attention is given to higher fungi in southwestern China, particularly the Himalaya and Hengduan Mountains, one of the world’s 34 hotspots of biodiversity.
