| molecular evidence for long distance dispersal across the southern hemisphere in the ganoderma applanatum-australe species complex (basidiomycota). | we examined phylogeographic relationships in the cosmopolitan polypore fungus ganoderma applanatum and allies, and conservatively infer a possible age of origin for these fungi. results indicate that it is very unlikely that members of this species complex diversified before the break-up of gondwana from laurasia ca 120m years ago, and also before the final separation of the gondwanan landmasses from each other that was achieved about 66m years ago. an earliest possible age of origin of 30m year ... | 2008 | 18314318 |