RESEARCH ARTICLE Stable isotope analyses reveal previously unknown trophic mode diversity in the Hymenochaetales Hailee B. Korotkin1, Rachel A. Swenie1, Otto Miettinen2, Jessica M. Budke1, Ko-Hsuan Chen3, François Lutzoni3, Matthew E. Smith4, and P. Brandon Matheny1,5 Manuscript received 24 February 2018; revision accepted 2 August PREMISE OF THE STUDY: The Hymenochaetales are dominated by lignicolous saprotrophic 2018. fungi involved in wood decay. However, the group also includes bryophilous and 1 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of terricolous taxa, but their modes of nutrition are not clear. Here, we investigate patterns Tennessee, 1416 Circle Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA of carbon and nitrogen utilization in numerous non- lignicolous Hymenochaetales and 2 Botanical Museum, Finnish Museum of Natural History, University provide a phylogenetic context in which these non- canonical ecological guilds arose. of Helsinki, PO Box 7, FI-00014, Finland 3 Department of Biology, Duke University, Box 90338, Durham, North METHODS: We combined stable isotope analyses of δ13C and δ15N and phylogenetic analyses Carolina 27708, USA to explore assignment and evolution of nutritional modes. Clustering procedures and 4 Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Plant statistical tests were performed to assign trophic modes to Hymenochaetales and test for Pathology, University of Florida, 2550 Hull Road, Gainesville, Florida differences between varying ecologies. Genomes of Hymenochaetales were mined for 32611, USA presence of enzymes involved in plant cell wall and lignin degradation and sucrolytic activity. 5 Author for correspondence (e-mail:
[email protected]) Citation: Korotkin, H. B., R. A. Swenie, O. Miettinen, J. M. Budke, KEY RESULTS: Three different trophic clusters were detected – biotrophic, saprotrophic, K.-H.