%0 Journal Article %T PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS AND REVIEW OF THE SPECIES OF AURICULARIA (FUNGI: BASIDIOMYCETES) IN COLOMBIA %A MONTOYA-ALVAREZ %A ANDR¨¦S FELIPE %A HAYAKAWA %A HIROSHI %A MINAMYA %A YUKIO %A FUKUDA %A TATSUYA %A L¨®PEZ-QUINTERO %A CARLOS ALBERTO %A FRANCO-MOLANO %A ANA ESPERANZA %J Caldasia %D 2011 %I Universidad Nacional de Colombia %X the phylogenetic relationship of the species of the genus auricularia and its allied taxa were investigated using the internal transcribed spacer (its) sequences of nuclear dna. a molecular phylogenetic tree constructed using a total of 17 samples representing five species and two outgroups indicate that the species of auricularia form a monophyletic group. within the genus auricularia, a. mesenterica is basal and the remaining auricularia species form three clades; first clade consisted of a. auricula-judae; the second clade of a. fuscosuccinea, and the third clade of a. polytricha. %K auricularia %K taxonomy %K phylogeny %K colombia. %U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0366-52322011000100003&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en