Unravelling the Symbiotic Microalgal Diversity in <i>Buellia zoharyi</i> (Lichenized Ascomycota) from the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands Using DNA Metabarcoding

<i>Buellia zoharyi</i> is a crustose placodioid lichen, usually occurring on biocrusts of semiarid ecosystems in circum-Mediterranean/Macaronesian areas. In previous work, we found that this lichenized fungus was flexible in its phycobiont choice in the Canary Islands. Here we test wheth...

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Main Authors: Patricia Moya, Salvador Chiva, Arantzazu Molins, Isaac Garrido-Benavent, Eva Barreno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Diversity
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/6/220