Estimates of global fungal diversity have varied widely,suggesting a range from fewer than one million to over 10 million species,with each of the estimates drawing data from various criteria.In 2022,Fungal Diversity ...Estimates of global fungal diversity have varied widely,suggesting a range from fewer than one million to over 10 million species,with each of the estimates drawing data from various criteria.In 2022,Fungal Diversity published a special issue on fungal numbers.It had been hoped that the editorial would provide a more accurate account of the numbers of fungi.Instead,it was concluded that this was not possible based on present evidence and,some of the data necessary for accurate assessments was put forward,and the present paper expands on this short article.The review first looks at estimates of fungal numbers and what these estimates are based on.It then presents future research needs that will help us to gain a more accurate estimate of fungal numbers.This includes work that needs to be done in tropical rainforests,where the greatest diversity is expected,where whole rainforests,canopy diversity,and palm fungi are addressed.Case studies for lichens and associated fungi,soil and litter fungi,evidence from particle filtration,freshwater fungi,marine fungi,mushrooms,and yeasts will also be given.Once we have such information,we can obtain a more accurate estimate of fungal numbers.展开更多
基金Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program(DSFP)University of Mauritius for its support.D.N.Wanasinghe thanks the Yunnan Department of Science and Technology,China(Grant No:202302AE090023,202303AP140001)+5 种基金support of the National Research Council of Thailand(NRCT)grant“Total fungal diversity in a given forest area with implications towards species numbers,chemical diversity and biotechnology”(Grant No.N42A650547)Chinese Research Fund,grant number E1644111K1,titled“Flexible introduction of high-level expert program,Kunming Institute of Botany,Chinese Academy of Sciences”National Natural Science Foundation of China(Project approval number:32400012)2024 Shenzhen University young teachers’scientific research projects(868-000001032406)Shenzhen University's Special Fund(868-0000050106)research project of the Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Epigenetics(868-000003010116).
文摘Estimates of global fungal diversity have varied widely,suggesting a range from fewer than one million to over 10 million species,with each of the estimates drawing data from various criteria.In 2022,Fungal Diversity published a special issue on fungal numbers.It had been hoped that the editorial would provide a more accurate account of the numbers of fungi.Instead,it was concluded that this was not possible based on present evidence and,some of the data necessary for accurate assessments was put forward,and the present paper expands on this short article.The review first looks at estimates of fungal numbers and what these estimates are based on.It then presents future research needs that will help us to gain a more accurate estimate of fungal numbers.This includes work that needs to be done in tropical rainforests,where the greatest diversity is expected,where whole rainforests,canopy diversity,and palm fungi are addressed.Case studies for lichens and associated fungi,soil and litter fungi,evidence from particle filtration,freshwater fungi,marine fungi,mushrooms,and yeasts will also be given.Once we have such information,we can obtain a more accurate estimate of fungal numbers.
