Scientists & Staff

Karen Nakasone
Notes: This person is no longer an employee of the Northern Research Station.
Featured Publications & Products
- Nakasone, Karen K.; Draeger, Kymberly R.; Ortiz-Santana, Beatriz. 2017. A Contribution to the Taxonomy of Rhizochaete (Polyporales, Basidiomycota). Cryptogamie, Mycologie
- Justo, Alfredo; Miettinen, Otto; Floudas, Dimitrios; Ortiz-Santana, Beatriz; Sjökvist, Elisabet; Lindner, Daniel; Nakasone, Karen; Niemelä, Tuomo; Larsson, Karl-Henrik; Ryvarden, Leif; Hibbett, David S. 2017. A revised family-level classification of the Polyporales (Basidiomycota). Fungal Biology
- Zhou, Li-Wei; Nakasone, Karen K.; Burdsall, Harold H.; Ginns, James; Vlasak, Josef; Miettinen, Otto; Spirin, Viacheslav; Niemela, Tuomo; Yuan, Hai-Sheng; He, Shuang-Hui; Cui, Bao-Kai; Xing, Jia-Hui; Dai, Yu-Cheng. 2016. Polypore diversity in North America with an annotated checklist. Mycological Progress. 15(7): 771-790.
- Nakasone, Karen K. 2015. Taxonomic studies in Chrysoderma, Corneromyces, Dendrophsellum, Hyphoradulum, and Mycobonia. Mycotaxon
- Dai, Li-Dan; Wu, Sheng-Hua; Nakasone, Karen K.; Burdsall, Harold H.; He, Shuang-Hui. 2017. Two new species of Aleurodiscus s.l. (Russulales, Basidiomycota) on bamboo from tropics. Mycoscience
- Bernicchia, Annarosa; Gorjón, Sergio P.; Nakasone, Karen K. 2011. Arrasia rostrata (Basidiomycota), a new corticioid genus and species from Italy. Mycotaxon. 118: 257-264.
- Nakasone, Karen K. 2013. Taxonomy of Epithele (Polyporales, Basidiomycota). Sydowia. 65(1): 59-112.
- Nakasone, K.K.; Burdsall, H.H. 2011. The genus Dendrothele (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 49(1): 107-131.
- Nakasone, Karen K.; Lindner, Daniel L. 2012. Taxonomy of Pseudolagarobasidium (Polyporales, Basidiomycota). Fungal Diversity. 55: 155-169.
- Nakasone, Karen K.; Hibbett, David S.; Goranova, Greta. 2009. Neocampanella, a new corticioid fungal genus, and a note on Dendrothele bispora. Botany 87:875-882
Publications & Products
- Nakasone, Karen ; Ortiz-Santana, Beatriz. 2022. New Species and Combinations in the Cerrenaceae (Polyporales, Basidiomycota). Lilloa
- Nakasone, Karen K.; Ortiz-Santana, Beatriz ; He, Shuang-Hui. 2021. Taxonomic studies of crust fungi with spines in Radulomyces, Sarcodontia, and the new genus Noblesia. Mycological Progress
- Robledo, Gerardo ; Nakasone, Karen K.; Ortiz-Santana, Beatriz. 2021. Bjerkandera carnegieae comb. nov. (Phanerochaetaceae, Polyporales) a wood-decay polypore of cactus. Plant and Fungal Systematics
- Haight, John-Erich ; Nakasone, Karen K.; Laursen, Gary A.; Redhead, Scott A.; Taylor, D. Lee; Glaeser, Jessie A. 2019. Fomitopsis mounceae and F. schrenkii —two new species from North America in the F. pinicola complex. Mycologia
- Liu, Shi-Liang ; Nakasone, Karen K.; He, Shuang-Hui. 2019. Michenera incrustata sp. nov. (Peniophoraceae, Russulales) from southern China. Nova Hedwigia
- Martínez, Sebastián ; Nakasone, Karen K.; Bettucci, Lina. 2019. Diversity of wood-inhabiting Agaricomycotina on wood of different size classes in riparian forests of Uruguay. Mycoscience
- Riebesehl, Janett ; Yurchenko, Eugene ; Nakasone, Karen K.; Langer, Ewald. 2019. Phylogenetic and morphological studies in Xylodon (Hymenochaetales, Basidiomycota) with the addition of four new species. MycoKeys
- Koch, Rachel A.; Jean Lodge, D. ; Sourell, Susanne ; Nakasone, Karen ; McCoy, Austin G.; Catherine Aime, M. 2018. Tying up loose threads: revised taxonomy and phylogeny of an avian-dispersed Neotropical rhizomorph-forming fungus. Mycological Progress
- Liu, Shi-Liang; Nakasone, Karen K.; Wu, Sheng-Hua; He, Shuang-Hui; Dai, Yu-Cheng. 2018. Taxonomy and phylogeny of Lopharia s.s., Dendrodontia, Dentocorticium and Fuscocerrena (Basidiomycota, Polyporales). MycoKeys. 32: 25-48.
- Wang, Xiang-Hua ; Das, Kanad ; Horman, Joel ; Antonin, Vladimir ; Baghela, Abhishek ; Chakraborty, Dyutiparna ; Hembrom, Manoj E.; Nakasone, Karen ; Ortiz-Santana, Beatriz ; Vizzini, Alfredo ; Hofstetter, Valérie ; Buyck, Bart. 2018. Fungal Biodiversity Profiles 51-60. Cryptogamie, Mycologie
- Zhao, Ya-Nan ; Liu, Shi-Liang ; Nakasone, Karen K.; He, Shuang-Hui. 2018. Coniophoropsis bambusicola sp. nov. (Coniophoraceae, Basidiomycota) from southern Vietnam. Phytotaxa
- Liu, Shi-Liang; Zhao, Yan; Dai, Yu-Cheng; Nakasone, Karen K.; He, Shuang-Hui. 2017. Phylogeny and taxonomy of Echinodontium and related genera. Mycologia. 109(4): 568-577.
- Yang, Jiao; Nakasone, Karen K.; He, Shuang-Hui. 2016. Veluticeps fasciculata sp. nov. (Gloeophyllaceae, Basidiomycota), a close relative to V. berkeleyi. Phytotaxa. 243(2): 163-169.
- De Ravin, Suk See; Parta, Mark ; Sutton, Deanna A.; Wickes, Brian L.; Thompson, Elizabeth H.; Wiederhold, Nathan P.; Nakasone, Karen K.; Alimchandani, Meghna ; OConnell, Amy ; Notarangelo, Luigi ; Kang, Elizabeth ; Malech, Harry L.; Zelazny, Adrian M. 2014. Paravertebral Mushroom: Identification of a Novel Species of Phellinus as a Human Pathogen in Chronic Granulomatous Disease. Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Martinez, Sebastian; Nakasone, Karen K. 2014. New records of interesting corcicioid Basidiomycota from Uraguay. Checklist. 10(5): 1237-1242.
- Nakasone, Karen K. 2014. Dendrominia burdsallii (Corticiales, Basidiomycota), a new species from Arizona. North American Fungi. 9(2): 1-5.
- Glaeser, J.A.; Nakasone, K.K.; Lodge, D.J.; Ortiz-Santana, B.; Lindner, D.L. 2013. The culture collection and herbarium of the Center for Forest Mycology Research: A national resource. In: Browning, John; Palacios, Patsy, comps. Proceedings of the Western International Forest Disease Work Conference; 2012 October 8-12, 2012.; Tahoe City, CA. [Place of publication unknown]:Western International Forest Disease Work Conference: 123-129.
- Nakasone, Karen K. 2012. Type studies of corticioid Hymenomycetes (Basidiomycota) with aculei - Part II. Czech Mycology. 64(1): 23-42.
- Nakasone, Karen K.; Burdsall, Harold H., Jr. 2012. Tsugacorticium kenaicum (Hymenochaetales, Basidiomycota) a new corticioid genus and species from Alaska. North American Fungi. 7(1): 1-9. doi:10.2509/naf2012.007.001.
- Nakasone, Karen K. 2011. Boidinella gen. nov. (Cantharellales, Basidiomycota). Cryptogamie, Mycologie. 32(2): 191-197.
- Glaeser, Jessie A.; Nakasone, Karen K. 2010. Recent change in the nomenclature of Phellinus pini: What is Porodaedalea?. In: Proceedings of the 6th western hazard tree workshop; 2010 June 14-18; Medford, OR. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team: 46-50.
- Martinez, Sebastian; Nakasone, Karen K. 2010. New records and checklist of corticioid Basidiomycota from Uruguay. Mycotaxon. 114: 481-484.
- Nakasone, Karen K. 2010. Morphological studies of Hyphoderma cremeoalbum and Radulomyces roseolus. Mycotaxon. 114: 99-107.
- Nakasone, K.K. 2009. Type studies of corticioid Hymenomycetes (Basidiomycota) with aculei. Sydowia. 61: 273-285.
- Nakasone, Karen K. 2009. Morphological studies of Dendrothele species from North America. North American Fungi. 4(7): 1-15.
- Nakasone, Karen K. 2008. Type studies of corticioid Hymenomycetes described by Bresadola. Cryptogamie, Mycologie. 29(3): 231-257.
- Nakasone, Karen K. 2007. Morphological and molecular studies on Resinicium s. str.. Canadian Journal of Botany 85:420-436
- Larsson, Karl-Henrik; Parmasto, Erast; Fischer, Michael; Langer, Ewald; Nakasone, Karen K.; Redhead, Scott A. 2006. Hymenochaetales: a molecular phylogeny for the hymenochaetoid clade. Mycologia. Vol. 98, no. 6 (2006): p. 926-936.
- Nakasone, Karen K. 2006. Dendrothele griseocana (Corticiaceae) and related taxa with hyphal pegs. Nova hedwigia. Vol. 83, nos. 1/2 (Aug. 2006): pages 99-108.
- Martinez, Sebastian; Nakasone, Karen K. 2005. The genus Phanerochaete (Corticiaceae, Basidiomycotina) sensu lato in Uruguay. Sydowia. Vol. 57 (2005): p. 94-101.
- Nakasone, Karen K. 2005. Leptocorticium (Corticiaceae s.l., Basidiomycota): new species and combinations. Mycological progress. Vol. 4, no. 3 (Aug. 2005): pages 251-256.
- Sutton, D.A.; Thompson, E.H.; Rinaldi, M.G.; Iwen, P.C.; Nakasone, K.K.; Jung, H.S.; Rosenblatt, H.M.; Paul, M.E. 2005. Identification and first report of Inonotus (Phellinus) tropicalis as an etiologic agent in a patient with chronic granulomatous disease. Journal of clinical microbiology. Vol. 43, no. 2 (Feb. 2005): Pages 982-987
- Greslebin, Alina; Nakasone, Karen K.; Rajchenberg, Mario. 2004. Rhizochaete, a new genus of phanerochaetoid fungi. Mycologia. Vol. 96, no. 2 (2004): Pages 260-271.
- Nakasone, Karen K. 2004. Morphological studies in Veluticeps, Pileodon, and related taxa. Sydowia. Vol. 56, no. 2 (2004): pages 38-60.
- Nakasone, Karen K.; Peterson, Stephen W.; Jong, Shung-Chang. 2004. Preservation and distribution of fungal cultures. Biodiversity of fungi : inventory and monitoring methods. Amsterdam : Elsevier Academic Press, 2004: Pages 37-47.
- Nakasone, Karen K. 2003. Type studies of resupinate hydnaceous Hymenomycetes described by Patouillard. Cryptogamie. Mycologie. Vol. 24, no. 2 (2003): Pages 131-145
- de Koker, Theodorus H.; Nakasone, Karen K.; Haarhof, Jacques; Burdsall, Harold H.; Janse, Bernard J.H. 2003. Phylogenetic relationships of the genus Phanerochaete inferred from the internal transcribed spacer region. Mycological research. Vol. 107, no. 9 (Sept. 2003): Pages 1032-1040
- Nakasone, Karen K. 2002. Mycoaciella : a synonym of phlebia. Mycotaxon. Vol. 81 (Jan./Mar. 2002): Pages 477-490
- Dugan, F.M.; Nakasone, K.K. 1998. Mapping the microbial universe : the importance of living collections for fungal systematics. Diversity. Vol. 14, nos. 3/4 (1998): Pages 35-39
National Research Highlights
Identifying Unusual or Poorly Known Decay Fungi
Year: 2015
Most wood inhabiting fungi are essential to sustain healthy forests and biodiversity, but a few cause serious diseases. Correctly identifying species and understanding their relatedness is a powerful predictive tool for evaluating beneficial and potential threats from forest fungi.
Scientist Finds New Species of Wood-inhabiting Fungi From Belize, Venezuela, and Réunion
Year: 2013
Most wood-inhabiting fungi are essential to sustain healthy forests and biodiversity but a few cause serious diseases. Forest Service mycologists are part of the scientific effort to identify new species. Understanding fungal taxonomy, which indicates the relationship of species, is a powerful predictive tool for evaluating beneficial and potential threats from forest fungi.