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Jean-Marc Moncalvo

Jean-Marc Moncalvo

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Ecology and Evolution

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Overview

Jean-Marc Moncalvo is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on fungal biology, plant interactions, and related fields within agricultural and biological sciences.

The main fields of study for Moncalvo include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Subfields of study feature:

  • Plant Science
  • Cell Biology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Pharmacology
  • Insect Science

The main topics Moncalvo's work covers are:

  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Fungal Biology and Applications
  • Lichen and fungal ecology
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Plant Diversity and Evolution
  • Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

Moncalvo has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • A morphological and phylogenetic evaluation of Marasmius sect. Globulares (Globulares-Sicci complex) with nine new taxa from the Neotropical Atlantic Forest, 2020, Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi
  • A compendium of macrofungi of Pakistan by ecoregions, 2022, MycoKeys
  • New species in the Gymnopilus junonius group (Basidiomycota: Agaricales), 2020, Botany
  • Historical biogeography and diversification of ringless Amanita (section Vaginatae) support an African origin and suggest niche conservatism in the Americas, 2022, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • A revised phylogeny of Boletaceae using whole genome sequences, 2024, Mycologia

Frequent coauthors of Moncalvo include:

  • Simona Margaritescu
  • Jadson José Souza de Oliveira
  • Marina Capelari
  • Dirce L. Komura
  • Keaton Tremble

Moncalvo's work appears in multiple publication venues with repeated contributions particularly to:

  • Botany
  • Phytotaxa
  • Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi
  • MycoKeys
  • Mycologia

Best Publications

  • Nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region as a universal DNA barcode marker for Fungi

    Conrad L. Schoch;Keith A. Seifert;Sabine Huhndorf;Vincent Robert

  • A higher-level phylogenetic classification of the Fungi

    David S Hibbett;Manfred Binder;Joseph F Bischoff;Meredith Blackwell

  • Fungal Community Analysis by Large-Scale Sequencing of Environmental Samples

    Heath E. O'Brien;Jeri Lynn Parrent;Jason A. Jackson;Jean-Marc Moncalvo

  • One hundred and seventeen clades of euagarics

    Jean-Marc Moncalvo;Rytas Vilgalys;Scott A Redhead;James E Johnson

  • Major clades of Agaricales: a multilocus phylogenetic overview

    P. Brandon Matheny;Judd M. Curtis;Valérie Hofstetter;M. Catherine Aime

  • The Faces of Fungi database: fungal names linked with morphology, phylogeny and human impacts

    Subashini C. Jayasiri;Kevin D. Hyde;Kevin D. Hyde;Kevin D. Hyde;Hiran A. Ariyawansa;Hiran A. Ariyawansa;Jayarama Bhat

  • Phylogenetic relationships of agaric fungi based on nuclear large subunit ribosomal DNA sequences.

    Jean-Marc Moncalvo;François M. Lutzoni;Stephen A. Rehner;Jacqui Johnson

  • Notes, outline and divergence times of Basidiomycota

    Mao Qiang He;Mao Qiang He;Rui Lin Zhao;Kevin D. Hyde;Dominik Begerow

  • Prospects for fungus identification using CO1 DNA barcodes, with Penicillium as a test case.

    Keith A. Seifert;Robert A. Samson;Jeremy R. DeWaard;Jos Houbraken

  • Finding needles in haystacks: Linking scientific names, reference specimens and molecular data for Fungi

    Conrad L. Schoch;Barbara Robbertse;Vincent Robert;Duong Vu

  • Phylogenetic relationships in Ganoderma inferred from the internal transcribed spacers and 25S ribosomal DNA sequences

    Jean-Marc Moncalvo;Hsi-Hua Wang;Ruey-Shyang Hseu

  • Preserving accuracy in GenBank

    Thomas D. Bruns;Meredith Blackwell;Ivan Edwards;Andy F.S. Taylor

  • Coprinus Pers. and the disposition of Coprinus species sensu lato

    Scott A. Redhead;Rytas Vilgalys;Jean‐Marc Moncalvo;Jacqui Johnson

  • Multiple origins of sequestrate fungi related to Cortinarius (Cortinariaceae).

    Ursula Peintner;Neale L. Bougher;Michael A. Castellano;Jean-Marc Moncalvo

  • Gene phylogeny of the Ganoderma lucidum complex based on ribosomal DNA sequences. Comparison with traditional taxonomic characters

    Jean-Marc Moncalvo;Huei-Fang Wang;Ruey-Shyang Hseu

  • Molecular phylogeny, morphology, pigment chemistry and ecology in Hygrophoraceae (Agaricales)

    D. Jean Lodge;Mahajabeen Padamsee;P. Brandon Matheny;M. Catherine Aime

  • The cantharelloid clade: dealing with incongruent gene trees and phylogenetic reconstruction methods

    Jean-Marc Moncalvo;R. Henrik Nilsson;Brenda Koster;Susie M. Dunham

  • Molecular evidence for long distance dispersal across the Southern Hemisphere in the Ganoderma applanatum-australe species complex (Basidiomycota).

    Jean-Marc Moncalvo;Peter K. Buchanan

  • A six-gene phylogenetic overview of Basidiomycota and allied phyla with estimated divergence times of higher taxa and a phyloproteomics perspective

    Rui-Lin Zhao;Guo-Jie Li;Santiago Sánchez-Ramírez;Santiago Sánchez-Ramírez;Matt Stata;Matt Stata

  • Rapid and reliable high‐throughput methods of DNA extraction for use in barcoding and molecular systematics of mushrooms

    Bryn T. M. Dentinger;Bryn T. M. Dentinger;Simona Margaritescu;Jean‐Marc Moncalvo;Jean‐Marc Moncalvo

  • Phylogeny of Flaveria (Asteraceae) and inference of C4 photosynthesis evolution.

    Athena D. McKown;Jean-Marc Moncalvo;Jean-Marc Moncalvo;Nancy G. Dengler

  • Molecular phylogenetics of porcini mushrooms (Boletus section Boletus).

    Bryn T. M. Dentinger;Joseph F. Ammirati;Ernst E. Both;Dennis E. Desjardin

  • Polymorphism at the Ribosomal DNA Spacers and Its Relation to Breeding Structure of the Widespread Mushroom Schizophyllum commune

    Timothy Y. James;Jean-Marc Moncalvo;Sean Li;Rytas Vilgalys

  • Preserving accuracy in GenBank

    M. I. Bidartondo;Thomas D. Bruns;Meredith Blackwell;Ivan Edwards

  • Molecular phylogeny, biogeography and speciation of the mushroom species Pleurotus cystidiosus and allied taxa.

    Georgios I. Zervakis;Jean-Marc Moncalvo;Rytas Vilgalys

Frequent Co-Authors

Rytas Vilgalys
Rytas Vilgalys Duke University
Kevin D. Hyde
Kevin D. Hyde Mae Fah Luang University
M. Catherine Aime
M. Catherine Aime Purdue University West Lafayette
Gareth W. Griffith
Gareth W. Griffith Aberystwyth University
Karl-Henrik Larsson
Karl-Henrik Larsson University of Oslo
Pedro W. Crous
Pedro W. Crous Utrecht University
H. Thorsten Lumbsch
H. Thorsten Lumbsch Field Museum of Natural History
Conrad L. Schoch
Conrad L. Schoch National Institutes of Health
Anne Pringle
Anne Pringle University of Wisconsin–Madison
Urmas Kõljalg
Urmas Kõljalg University of Tartu

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