Phylogenetic position of a Pacific Northwest North American endemic cyanolichen, Nephroma occultum (Ascomycota, Peltigerales)

Lichenologist

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 441-456

  Piercey Normore, Michele D ^a   Coxson, Darwyn ^b   Goward, Trevor ^c   Goffinet, Bernard ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Enlichened Consulting Ltd   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; ITS rDNA; ITS secondary structure; N. arcticum; Nephroma occultum; Phototype; Phylogeny; tRNALeu

Indexed keywords

ASCOMYCOTA; CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; CYANOBACTERIA; NEPHROMA OCCULTUM; NOSTOC; PELTIGERALES;

EID: 33747841303     PISSN: 00242829     EISSN: 10961135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0024282906005950     Document Type: Article

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