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The family Hymenochaetaceae (Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota) in the islands of the Aegean Archipelago (Greece)
- E. Polemis, Dimitris Dimou, G. Zervakis
- Biology
- 26 February 2013
In the frame of studying the diversity of wood-rotting macrofungi in Aegean islands, a notable Mediterranean biodiversity “hotspot”, the following hymenochaetoid species are reported for the first… Expand
A reappraisal of the Pleurotus eryngii complex - new species and taxonomic combinations based on the application of a polyphasic approach, and an identification key to Pleurotus taxa associated with…
- G. I. Zervakis, S. Ntougias, +4 authors G. Venturella
- Biology, Medicine
- Fungal biology
- 1 September 2014
The Pleurotus eryngii species-complex comprises choice edible mushrooms growing on roots and lower stem residues of Apiaceae (umbellifers) plants. Material deriving from extensive sampling was… Expand
Accumulation of heavy metals by wild edible mushrooms with respect to soil substrates in the Athens metropolitan area (Greece).
- Vasilis Kokkoris, I. Massas, E. Polemis, G. Koutrotsios, G. I. Zervakis
- Chemistry, Medicine
- The Science of the total environment
- 1 October 2019
Six wild edible mushroom species, Agaricus bisporus, A. bitorquis, A. gennadii, Coprinus comatus, Psathyrella candolleana and Volvopluteus gloiocephalus, were collected from the Greater Athens area… Expand
Macrofungi as ecosystem resources: Conservation versus exploitation
- M. Zotti, A. Persiani, +13 authors G. I. Zervakis
- Biology
- 7 January 2013
Fungi are organisms of significant importance not only for the crucial roles they undertake in nature but also for many human activities that are strictly dependent on them. Indeed, fungi possess… Expand
Macrofungi in Mediterranean maquis along seashore and altitudinal transects
- L. Pecoraro, P. Angelini, +9 authors G. Zervakis
- Biology
- 8 January 2014
In semi-arid Mediterranean environments, fungal activity is fundamental for buffering biotic and abiotic stress to the plant and for sustaining a vegetation cover. Despite the important role that… Expand
Taxonomic relationships among non-macrocystidiate taxa of Lactarius subg. Russularia from Europe with special reference to species from Greece
- M. Triantafyllou, E. Polemis, Z. Gonou-Zagou, Dimitris Dimou, P. Delivorias, G. I. Zervakis
- Biology
- Mycological Progress
- 26 August 2015
Members of the ectomycorrhizal genus Lactarius form symbiotic relationships with a wide range of plant species. For the purposes of this study, 29 specimens originally assigned to L. atlanticus, L.… Expand
Tuberpulchrosporum sp. nov., a black truffle of the Aestivum clade (Tuberaceae, Pezizales) from the Balkan peninsula
- E. Polemis, G. Konstantinidis, +6 authors G. I. Zervakis
- Biology, Medicine
- MycoKeys
- 20 February 2019
Abstract Knowledge on the diversity of hypogeous sequestrate ascomycetes is still limited in the Balkan Peninsula. A new species of truffle, Tuberpulchrosporum, is described from Greece and Bulgaria.… Expand
Pleurotus opuntiae revisited - An insight to the phylogeny of dimitic Pleurotus species with emphasis on the P. djamor complex.
- G. I. Zervakis, G. Venturella, Vassiliki Fryssouli, P. Inglese, E. Polemis, M. Gargano
- Biology, Medicine
- Fungal biology
- 1 March 2019
The name Pleurotus opuntiae is indiscriminately used for describing mushrooms with white to off-white to white-grey pilei with short or absent stipe and dimitic hyphal system, which grow on plants of… Expand
Taxonomic Identity, Geographic Distribution, and Commercial Exploitation of the Culinary-Medicinal Mushroom Pleurotus nebrodensis (Basidiomycetes).
- G. Venturella, G. I. Zervakis, E. Polemis, M. Gargano
- Biology, Medicine
- International journal of medicinal mushrooms
- 2016
An updated overview of the outcome of studies conducted on the culinary-medicinal mushroom Pleurotus nebrodensis is presented by placing emphasis on the clarification of the taxonomic identity of P.… Expand
Diversity of macrofungi and exploitation of edible mushroom resources in the National Park “Appennino Lucano, Val D'Agri, Lagonegrese” (Italy)
- G. Venturella, M. L. Gargano, R. Compagno, A. La Rosa, E. Polemis, G. I. Zervakis
- Geography
- 2 September 2016
An investigation on the macrofungal diversity of the National Park “Appennino Lucano, Val D'Agri, Lagonegrese” (Basilicata, southern Italy) was carried out, together with an evaluation of wild edible… Expand