Taxonomic status of section Neuropogon in the genus Usnea elucidated by morphological comparisons and ITS rDNA sequences

Lichenologist

Volumn 36, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 217-225

  Ohmura, Yoshihito ^a   Kanda, Hiroshi ^b  

^a JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Its rdna; Neuropogon; Phylogeny; Systematics; Usnea

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA; NEUROPOGON; USNEA; USNEA SPHACELATA;

EID: 3543150186     PISSN: 00242829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0024282904013830     Document Type: Article

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