Areas of Focus
- Fungal Taxonomy and Molecular Systematics
- Mycorrhizal Ecology
- Biogeography
Work Experience
- 2012-04~2013-04 - University of Florida - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2010-01~Present - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher
- 2008-09~2009-09 - Harvard University - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2006-01~2006-03 - Harvard University - Visiting Scholar
- 2003-11~2004-03 - Clark University - Visiting Scholar
- 1997-07~2002-08 - Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Research Intern/Assistant Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2002-09--2008-01 PhD: Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences/Kunming Institute of Botany
- 1993-09--1997-07 Bachelor's: Yunnan University
Publications
- Multi-gene phylogeny and morphological characters reveal seven new species of Micropsalliota (Agaricales, Agaricaceae) from southern China, with an updated key for the species distributed in China, Zai-Wei Ge, 2024
- Updates on Scleroderma: Four New Species of Section Scleroderma from Southwestern China, Zai-Wei Ge, 2023
- Leucoagaricus purpurascens, a new species from eastern China based on morphological characteristics and molecular evidence, Zai-Wei Ge, 2023
- Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Cystolepiota (Agaricaceae, Agaricales): New Species, New Combinations and Notes on the C. seminuda Complex, Zai-Wei Ge, 2023
- Six New Species of Leucoagaricus (Agaricaceae) from Northeastern China, Zai-Wei Ge, 2022
- Elevation Matters More than Season in Shaping the Heterogeneity of Soil and Root Associated Ectomycorrhizal Fungal Community, Zai-Wei Ge, 2022
- Diversity and distribution of tropical ectomycorrhizal fungi, Zai-Wei Ge, 2022
- Three new species of Smithiomyces from tropical Asia support an amphi-Pacific disjunct distribution in the genus, Zai-Wei Ge, 2021
- Squamanitaceae and three new species of Squamanita parasitic on Amanita basidiomes, Zai-Wei Ge, 2021
- Diversity and systematics of the important macrofungi in Chinese forests, Zai-Wei Ge, 2021
- The genus Catathelasma (Catathelasmataceae, Basidiomycota) in China, Zai-Wei Ge, 2020
- Two new species of Clavariadelphus from alpine temperate forests of southwestern China, Zai-Wei Ge, 2020
- The genus Clavariadelphus (Clavariadelphaceae, Gomphales) in China, Zai-Wei Ge, 2020
- An annotated key to the Bovista (Lycoperdaceae, Basidiomycota) species in Russia, Zai-Wei Ge, 2020
- New species of Echinoderma and Lepiota (Agaricaceae) from China, Zai-Wei Ge, 2020
- Molecular identifications uncover diverse fungal symbionts of Pleione (Orchidaceae), Zai-Wei Ge, 2019
- Phylogenetic and morphological studies in Otidea alutacea and O. bufonia clades (Pezizales), with the new species Otidea adorniae., Zai-Wei Ge, 2019
- A novel sequestrate species from Mexico: Aroramyces guanajuatensis sp. nov. (Hysterangiaceae, Hysterangiales), Zai-Wei Ge, 2019
- A multi-gene phylogeny of Chlorophyllum (Agaricaceae, Basidiomycota): new species, new combination and infrageneric classification, Zai-Wei Ge, 2018
- Otidea species from China, three new species with comments on some previously described species, Zai-Wei Ge, 2018
- Soil pH and mineral nutrients strongly influence truffles and other ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with commercial pecans (Carya illinoinensis), Zai-Wei Ge, 2017
- Ecological and physical barriers shape genetic structure of the Alpine porcini (Boletus reticuloceps), Zai-Wei Ge, 2017
- Pseudolepiota zangmui gen. et sp nov. (Agaricaceae, Basidiomycota), a new white-spored mushroom from China, Zai-Wei Ge, 2017
- Evolutionary history of the sequestrate genus Rossbeevera (Boletaceae) reveals a new genus Turmalinea and highlights the utility of ITS minisatellite-like insertions for molecular identification, Zai-Wei Ge, 2016
- Lepiota bengalensis, a new species of Lepiota section Lilaceae from Bangladesh, Zai-Wei Ge, 2016
- Morphological and molecular evidence for a new species of Leucoagaricus from China, Zai-Wei Ge, 2016
- Two new species of Pluteus (Agaricales, Pluteaceae) from China, Zai-Wei Ge, 2015
- Four new species in Leucoagaricus (Agaricaceae, Basidiomycota) from Asia, Zai-Wei Ge, 2015
- Redescription of Clitocybe umbrinopurpurascens (Basidiomycota, Agaricales) and revision of Neohygrophorus and Pseudoomphalina, Zai-Wei Ge, 2015
- Species diversity of Flammulina in China: new varieties and a new record, Zai-Wei Ge, 2015
- Multigene Molecular Phylogeny and Biogeographic Diversification of the Earth Tongue Fungi in the Genera Cudonia and Spathularia (Rhytismatales, Ascomycota), Zai-Wei Ge, 2014
- Finding needles in haystacks: linking scientific names, reference specimens and molecular data for Fungi, Zai-Wei Ge, 2014
- High diversity and widespread occurrence of mitotic spore mats in ectomycorrhizal Pezizales, Zai-Wei Ge, 2013
- Phylogenetic analysis of rDNA sequences indicates that the sequestrate Amogaster viridiglebus is derived from within the agaricoid genus Lepiota (Agaricaceae), Zai-Wei Ge, 2013
- Rossbeevera yunnanensis (Boletaceae, Boletales), a new sequestrate species from southern China, Zai-Wei Ge, 2012
- Macrolepiota subcitrophylla sp nov., a new species with yellowish lamellae from southwest China, Zai-Wei Ge, 2012
- Two species of the Asian endemic genus Keteleeria form ectomycorrhizas with diverse fungal symbionts in southwestern China, Zai-Wei Ge, 2012
- Nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region as a universal DNA barcode marker for Fungi, Zai-Wei Ge, 2012
- Clarkeinda trachodes (Agaricales, Basidiomycetes), first record from Bangladesh, Zai-Wei Ge, 2011
- The genus Macrolepiota (Agaricaceae, Basidiomycota) in China, Zai-Wei Ge, 2010
- Leucoagaricus orientiflavus, a new yellow lepiotoid species from southwestern China, Zai-Wei Ge, 2010
- Two new unusual Leucoagaricus species (Agaricaceae) from tropical China with blue-green staining reactions, Zai-Wei Ge, 2010
- PhaUogaster saccatus (Basidiomycetes, Fungi), First Record from East Asia, Zai-Wei Ge, 2008
- Flammulina species from China inferred by morphological and molecular data, Zai-Wei Ge, 2008
- 中国白鬼伞族真菌的分类及该族的分子系统学研究, Zai-Wei Ge, 2008
- A new species of the genus Hymenagaricus (Basidiomycota) from Taiwan and its phylogenetic position inferred from ITS and nLSU sequences, Zai-Wei Ge, 2008
- A new species of the genus Hymenagaricus (Basidiomycetes) from Taiwan and its phylogenetic position inferred from ITS and nLSU sequences, Zai-Wei Ge, 2008
- Contributions of rpb2 and tef1 to the phylogeny of mushrooms and allies (Basidiomycota, Fungi), Zai-Wei Ge, 2007
- Major clades of Agaricales: a multilocus phylogenetic overview, Zai-Wei Ge, 2006