Thelephora Fungal Species Delimitation with Phylogenetic Marker Analysis

Ezequiel Alberto Cruz-Campuzano's research on figshare describes a new fungal species, Thelephora renispora, and provides new distribution records for T. pseudoversatilis. The dataset includes morphological and phylogenetic analyses, assessing the informativeness of genetic loci like ITS, 28S, and RPB2 for species delimitation within the Thelephorales order. The 152.5 MB collection of files was last updated on 2026-05-07.

Use Cases

• Training species classification models based on morphological traits and genetic barcode data.
• Benchmarking phylogenetic informativeness of genetic loci like ITS, 28S, and RPB2 for fungal systematics.
• Conducting comparative morphological analysis using the provided micromorphology statistical comparisons.
• Mapping species distributions based on the new records provided for T. pseudoversatilis.

Strengths

• Includes a formally described new fungal species, Thelephora renispora.
• Provides a 152.5 MB collection of supporting files in PDF, PNG, and DOCX formats.
• Analyzes multiple genetic markers (ITS, 28S, RPB2) for phylogenetic informativeness.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset appears to be a research publication bundle; the underlying structured data format is unclear.

Provenance

Source

Ezequiel Alberto Cruz-Campuzano via figshare

Collection Method

Morphological examination and phylogenetic analysis of fungal specimens.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-07 19:03:42; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Neotropical region (implied from title)