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1 INTRODUCTION Fungi constitute one of the most diverse groups of organisms on earth. They have adapted to inhabit essentially every corner of the world and take over fundamental roles in ecosystem functioning. And yet, our knowledge of fungal diversity is concerningly fragmentary with less than 8% of an estimated 2–6 million species formally described to date (Baldrian et al., 2021; GBIF Secretariat, 2023; Hawksworth & Lücking, 2017).
1 INTRODUCTION Identifying adaptive traits, elucidating their genetic basis and understanding the forces driving divergence of populations and species lie at the core of evolutionary biology research. Host–pathogen interactions are fascinating biological models to study adaptation over short evolutionary timescales because pathogens are entangled in tight biotic interactions with their hosts driving rapid coevolution (Kurtz et al., 2016; Paterson et al., 2010).
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