REVISITING THE PHYLOGENY AND TAXONOMY OF THE GENUS SIDERA (HYMENOCHAETALES, BASIDIOMYCOTA) WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON S. VULGARIS

Revisiting the phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Sidera (Hymenochaetales, Basidiomycota) with particular emphasis on S. vulgaris

The genus Sidera (Hymenochaetales, Basidiomycota) comprises white-rot, mono- or dimitic fungi with poroid or hydnoid hymenophore.It has a worldwide distribution albeit with fewer species present in the Southern Hemisphere.Although recent studies revealed the existence of several new Sidera species, there are still taxonomic inconsistencies and obsc

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Photoevaporation and Close Encounters: How the Environment around Cygnus OB2 Affects the Evolution of Protoplanetary Disks

In our Galaxy, star formation occurs in a variety of environments, with a large fraction of stars formed in clusters hosting massive stars.OB stars have an important feedback on the evolution of protoplanetary disks granular foveolae orbiting around nearby young stars and likely on the process of planet formation occurring in them.The nearby massiv

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