Author | Anderson, J.B., Bruhn, J.N., Kasimer, D., Wang, H., Rodrigue, N. & Smith, M.L. |
Year | 2018 |
Title | Clonal evolution and genome stability in a 2500-year-old fungal individual |
Type | Paper |
Source | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 285. |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | More on one of the largest organisms in the world. Whole-genome sequencing shows the clone to be even larger and older than previously thought. It also has an extremely low somatic mutation rate. |
Website url | royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2018.2233 |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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Current | Armillaria gallica | Bulbous Honey Fungus | Fungi: Agaricales: Physalacriaceae |
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