Cathrin Manz

Affiliation
Location
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Research Description
Systematics of ectomycorrhizal fungi, especially Russula spp. in the tropics. Linking metabarcoding data to recently collected and type specimens to improve reference databases and to gain deeper knowledge regarding the ecology and distribution of individual species or lineages. Investigation of functional morphological characters of fruiting bodies and spores.
specializations
Fungal Biodiversity
Fungal Taxonomy
Fungal Traits
biomes
Cloud Forests
Savannah
Temperate Forests
Tropical Forests