Evolution of novel wood decay mechanisms in Agaricales revealed by the genome sequences of Fistulina hepatica and Cylindrobasidium torrendii.

•We sequenced the genomes of Cylindrobasidium torrendii and Fistulina hepatica.•We examined the evolution of wood decay mechanisms in Agaricales.•We performed wood decay experiments for both species and Schizophyllum commune.•Neither species has typical white or brown rot characteristics.•Atypical wood decayers are more frequent than previously thought.