Generic delimitations in the family Stictidaceae (Ostropales, Ascomycota): The Stictis-Conotrema problem

Lichenologist

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-75

  Wedin, Mats ^a   Döring, Heidi ^a   Könberg, Kristina ^a   Gilenstam, Gunnar ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carestiella; Conotrema; Evolution; Lichenization; Phylogeny; Saprotrophy; Schizoxylon; Stictidaceae

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ASCOMYCOTA; CONOTREMA; FUNGI; ODONTOTREMATACEAE; OSTROPALES; STICTIDACEAE; STICTIS; STICTIS RADIATA; THELOTREMA;

EID: 13444309609     PISSN: 00242829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0024282904014653     Document Type: Article

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