Coalescent-based species delimitation approach uncovers high cryptic diversity in the cosmopolitan lichen-forming fungal genus Protoparmelia (Lecanorales, Ascomycota).

Coalescent-based species delimitation approach uncovers high cryptic diversity in the cosmopolitan lichen-forming fungal genus Protoparmelia (Lecanorales, Ascomycota).

Species recognition in lichen-forming fungi has been a challenge because of unsettled species concepts, few taxonomically relevant traits, and limitations of traditionally used morphological and chemical characters for identifying closely related species. Here we analyze species diversity in the cos...

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Main Authors: Garima Singh, Francesco Dal Grande, Pradeep K Divakar, Jürgen Otte, Steven D Leavitt, Katarzyna Szczepanska, Ana Crespo, Víctor J Rico, André Aptroot, Marcela Eugenia da Silva Cáceres, H Thorsten Lumbsch, Imke Schmitt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4416777?pdf=render

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