Fungal Ecology and Systematics
The University of Western Ontario

Zhao, K., Korfanty, G.A., Xu, J., and Thorn, R.G. 2022. Genetic analyses of discrete geographic samples of a golden chanterelle in Canada reveal evidence for recent regional differentiation. Genes (Basel) 13(7): 1110.

Saar, I., R.G. Thorn, E. Nagasawa, T.W. Henkel and J. Cooper. 2022. A phylogenetic overview of Squamanita, with descriptions of nine new species and four new combinations. Mycologia 114: 769-797.

Weerasuriya, N.M., Kukolj, K., Spencer, R., Sveshnikov, D., and Thorn, R.G. (2022). Multiple fungi may connect the roots of orchid (Cypripedium reginae) and ash (Fraxinus nigra) in western Newfoundland. Frontiers in Fungal Biology doi:10.3389/ffunb.2022.805127

Bazzicalupo, A., S. Goncalves, R. Hebert, S. Jakob, A. Justo, G. Kernaghan, R. Lebeuf, B. Malloch, R.G. Thorn, and A. Walker. 2022. Macrofungal conservation in Canada and target species for assessment: a starting point. FACETS 7: 0180.

Eldred, L.E., R.G. Thorn, and D.R. Smith. 2021. Simple matching using QIIME 2 and RDP reveals misidentified sequences and an under-representation of fungi in reference datasets. Frontiers Genetics 12: 768473, doi:10.3389/fgene.2021.768473.

Thorn, R.G., Banwell, A., Pham, T.H.N., Vidal, N.P., Manful, C.F., Nadeem, M., Ivanov, A.G., Szyszka Mroz, B., Bonneville, M.B., Huner, N.P.A., Piercey-Normore, M.D., and Thomas, R. 2021. Identity and chemical composition of an albino mutant chanterelle. Sci Rep. 11: 20590, doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-244471/v1

Poelman, A., Weerasuriya, N., Vanderwolf, K.J., Malloch, D., McAlpine, D.F., and Thorn, R.G. 2021. Fungi associated with aeroponic roots in caves and mines of New Brunswick. Fungal Ecol. 52: 101074.

Stalpers, J.A., Redhead, S.A., May, T.W., Rossman, A.Y. Crouch, J.A., Cubeta, M.A., Dai, Y.-C., Kirschner, R., Langer, G.J., Larsson, K.-H., Mack, J., Norvell, L.L., Oberwinkler, F., Papp, V., Roberts, P., Rajchenberg, M., Seifert, K.A., and Thorn, R.G. 2021. Competing sexual-asexual generic names in Agaricomycotina (Basidiomycota) with recommendations for use. IMA Fungus 12:22, https://doi.org/10.1186/s43008-021-00061-3.

Wang, S.R., and Thorn, R.G. 2021. Exidia qinghaiensis, a new species from China. Mycoscience 62(3): 212-216.

Kandasamy, S., Weerasuriya, N., Subramanian, G., Thorn, R.G., Patterson, G., Ali, S., and Lazarovits, G. 2021. Disentangling the association of corn root mycobiome with plant productivity and the importance of soil physicochemical balance in shaping their relationship. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 5:617332. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2021.617332

Voitk, A., Saar, I., Lucking, R., Moreau, P.A., Corriol, G., Krisai-Greilhuber, I., Thorn, R.G., Hay, C.R.J., Moncada, B., and Gulden, G. 2020. Surprising morphological, ecological and ITS sequence diversity in the Arrhenia acerosa complex (Basidiomycota: Agaricales: Hygrophoraceae). Sydowia 73: 133-162.

Thorn, R.G., Banwell, A., Kim, J.I., Lebeuf, R., and Voitk, A. 2020. Cantharellus betularum, sp. nov. Fungal Planet description sheets 1112-1181. Persoonia 45: 330-331.

Thorn, R.G., D.W. Malloch, I. Saar, Y. Lamoureux, E. Nagasawa, S.A. Redhead, S. Margaritescu, and J.-M. Moncalvo. 2020. New species in the Gymnopilus junonius group (Basidiomycota: Agaricales). Botany 98: 293-315.

Zitani, N.M., L.A. Grieves, and R.G. Thorn. 2020. A successfully breeding partially leucistic American Robin, Turdus migratorius. Can. Field Nat. 133: 301-304.

Trierveiler-Pereira, L., R.G. Thorn, and A. de Mello Gugliotta. 2019. Type studies on cyphelloid species (Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota) described by Rick kept at Herbarium PACA. Phytotaxa 427: 60-68.

Trierveiler-Pereira, L., J.M. Baltazar, R.G. Thorn, and A. de Mello Gugliotta. 2019. Novel cyphelloid fungi in Glabrocyphella, Heteroscypha and Rectipilus from Brazil. Mycotaxon 13: 481-488.

Asemaninejad, A., R.G. Thorn, B.A. Branfireun, and Z. Lindo. 2019. Vertical stratification of peatland microbial communities follows a gradient of functional types across hummock-hollow microtopographies. Ecoscience, DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2019.1595932

Hay, C.R.J., R.G. Thorn, and C.R. Jacobs. 2019. Taxonomic survey of Agaricomycetes (Fungi: Basidiomycota) in Ontario tallgrass prairies determined by fruiting body and soil rDNA sampling. Canadian Field Naturalist 132 (4): 407-424.

Consiglio, G., L. Setti and R.G. Thorn. 2018. New species of Hohenbuehelia, with comments on the Hohenbuehelia atrocoerulea - Nematoctonus robustus species complex. Persoonia 41: 201-212.

Zitani, N.M., R.G. Thorn, M. Hoyle, J.M. Schulz, T. Steipe, Y. Bohorquez Ruiz, Y. Sarquis-Adamson, and A.E. Wishart. 2018. An onychophoran and its putative lepidopteran mimic in the arboreal bryosphere of an Ecuadorian cloud forest. American Entomologist 64 (2): 94-101.

Asemaninejad, A., R.G. Thorn, B.A. Branfireun, and Z. Lindo. 2018. Climate change favours specific fungal communities in boreal peatlands. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 120: 28-36.

Cui, X., H. Yaghmaiean, G. Wu, X. Wu, X. Chen, R.G. Thorn, and A. Wang. 2017. The C-terminal region of the Turnip mosaic virus P3 protein is essential for viral infection via targeting P3 to the viral replication complex. Virology 510: 147-155. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2017.07.016.

Lucking, R., R.G. Thorn, I. Saar, M.D. Piercey-Normore, B. Moncada, J. Doering, H. Mann, R. Lebeuf, M. Voitk, and A. Voitk. 2017. A hidden basidiolichen rediscovered: Omphalina oreades Singer belongs as a separate species in the genus Lichenomphalia (Basidiomycota: Agaricales: Hygrophoraceae). Lichenologist 49 (5): 467-481. doi: 10.1017/S0024282917000378

Asemaninejad, A., Z. Lindo, and R.G. Thorn. 2017. Vertical distribution of fungi in hollows and hummocks of boreal peatlands. Fungal Ecology 27: 59-68.

Thorn, R.G., J.I. Kim, Lebeuf, R., and A. Voitk. 2017. The golden chanterelles of Newfoundland and Labrador: a new species, a new record for North America, and a lost species rediscovered. Botany 95: 547-560. doi: 10.1139/cjb-2016-0213

Ben Hassine Ben Ali, M., T. Boekhout, and R.G. Thorn. 2017. Assemblages of fungi associated with cork oak forests in northwestern Tunisia. Nova Hedwigia 105 (1-2): 121-134. doi:10.1127/nova_hedwigia/2016/0378 (available online: September 23, 2016).

Asemaninejad, A., R.G. Thorn, and Z. Lindo. 2017. Experimental climate change modifies degradative succession in boreal peatland fungal communities. Microbial Ecology 73: 521-531, doi:10.1007/s00248-016-0875-9.

Other Publications (last 6 years)

Thorn, R.G. 2022. Repertoire des Tricholomes du Quebec (review). Omphalina 13(2): 94-95.

Thorn, R.G. 2022. The wonders of orchid mycorrhizal fungi. Fungi 15 (3): 6-7.

Thorn, G., and Voitk, A. 2022. Our angel wings are not alone, but which ones are poisonous? Omphalina 13 (1): 27-31.

Voitk, A., Saar, I., Lucking, R., Moreau, P.-A., Corriol, G., Krisai-Greilhuber, I., Thorn, G., Hay, C., Moncada, B., and Gulden, G. 2022. The Arrhenia acerosa complex in Newfoundland and Labrador. Omphalina 13 (1): 21-26.

Thorn, G., Banwell, A., Kim, J.I., Lebeuf, R., and Voitk, A. 2022. Cantharellus betularum, the "purple chanterelle" of NL. Omphalina 13 (1): 17-20.

Thorn, G. 2020. The mushroom, the gardener, and .... Beethoven? Omphalina 11 (3): 59-62.

Malloch, D. and G. Thorn. 2020. Gymnopilus voitkii. Omphalina 11 (3): 53-58.

McDonald, J.V. and R.G. Thorn. 2019. Nomenclatural novelties: Resupinatus. Index Fungorum 425.

Thorn, G., B. Bryden, A. Voitk. 2018. White chanterelles of Newfoundland and Labrador: preliminary report. Omphalina 9 (7): 7-11.

van Heerden, P., G. Thorn and A. Voitk. 2018. Squamanita pearsonii. Omphalina 9 (1): 3-6.

Lucking, R., G. Thorn, I. Saar, M. Piercey-Normore, B. Moncada, J. Doering, H. Mann, R. Lebeuf, M. Voitk, and A. Voitk. 2017. Lichenomphalia oreades in eight chapters. Omphalina 8 (6): 5-17.

Thorn, R.G., J.I. Kim, R. Lebeuf, and A. Voitk. 2017. The chanterelles of Newfoundland and Labrador. Omphalina 8 (4): 6-14.

Voitk, A. and R.G. Thorn. 2017. Detective in the herbarium: Omphalina luteolilacina. Omphalina 8(1): 7-9.