A new species of Phyllopsora (Lecanorales, lichen-forming Ascomycota) from Dominican amber, with remarks on the fossil history of lichens

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1007-1011

  Rikkinen, Jouko ^a   Poinar Jr , George O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amber; Fossil; Fungi; Lichen; Phyllopsora; Symbiosis; Tertiary

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ASCOMYCOTA; CHLOROPHYTA; FUNGI; LECANORALES; PHYLLOPSORA; RAMALINACEAE;

AMBER;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FOSSIL; GREEN ALGA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LICHENS; MICROBIOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALGAE, GREEN; AMBER; ASCOMYCOTA; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FOSSILS; LICHENS; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 43049162901     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ern004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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