Pfister Group
Our lab group does research in the area of fungal biology in which we study taxonomy, life histories, and systematics – particularly of fungi in the Pezizomycetes, the Orbiliomycetes and recently in the Laboulbeniomycetes. We are interested in the relationships among the members of these groups, their geographic distribution, and the associations of these fungi with other organisms.
Haelwaters, D. (Photographer). (2013). Polyporus alveolaris [photograph]. Hingham, MA: Worlds End.
Recent Publications
2026
K. Hansen and D.H. Pfister. 2026. “Systematics of the Pezizomycetes—the Operculate Discomycetes”
K. Hansen and D.H. Pfister. 2026. “Systematics of the Pezizomycetes—the Operculate Discomycetes”
M. Bradshaw, U. Braun, M.Z. Németh, A. Paul, J.K. Mitchell, U. Crouch, J. Thomas, B. Pelt, S. Takamatsu, J. Kruse, V. Kummer, D. Seress, and D.H. Pfister. 2026. “Reassessment of the Erysiphe Aquilegiae Complex (Erysiphaceae)—resolution of a Widespread and Economically Significant Group of Plant Pathogens”. Fungal Biology, 130, 2. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2026.101717
M. Bradshaw, U. Braun, M.Z. Németh, A. Paul, J.K. Mitchell, U. Crouch, J. Thomas, B. Pelt, S. Takamatsu, J. Kruse, V. Kummer, D. Seress, and D.H. Pfister. 2026. “Reassessment of the Erysiphe Aquilegiae Complex (Erysiphaceae)—resolution of a Widespread and Economically Significant Group of Plant Pathogens”. Fungal Biology, 130, 2. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2026.101717
A. Hernández-Alba, N.M. Rancel-Rodríguez, G. Furci, D. Torres, D.H. Pfister, H. Madrid, and L. Quijada. 2026. “First Southern Hemisphere Record of Pezoloma Marchantiae (Helotiales)”. Ascomyete, 18
A. Hernández-Alba, N.M. Rancel-Rodríguez, G. Furci, D. Torres, D.H. Pfister, H. Madrid, and L. Quijada. 2026. “First Southern Hemisphere Record of Pezoloma Marchantiae (Helotiales)”. Ascomyete, 18
A. Corrales, L. Quijada, Ovrebo, J. M. Karakehian, M. E. Smith, and D.H. Pfister. 2026. “A New Ectomycorrhizal Leotia Species From neotropical Montane Forest”. Mycological Progress . doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-026-02143-1
A. Corrales, L. Quijada, Ovrebo, J. M. Karakehian, M. E. Smith, and D.H. Pfister. 2026. “A New Ectomycorrhizal Leotia Species From neotropical Montane Forest”. Mycological Progress . doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-026-02143-1
2025
M. Bradshaw and Et al. 2025. “An Emerging Fungal Disease Is Spreading across the Globe and Affecting the Blueberry Industry”. New Phytologist, 246, 1
M. Bradshaw and Et al. 2025. “An Emerging Fungal Disease Is Spreading across the Globe and Affecting the Blueberry Industry”. New Phytologist, 246, 1