Generic classification of the Verrucariaceae (Ascomycota) based on molecular and morphological evidence: Recent progress and remaining challenges

Taxon

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 184-208

  Gueidan, Cécile ^a,p   Savić, Sanja ^b   Thüs, Holger ^c   Roux, Claude ^d   Keller, Christine ^e   Tibell, Leif ^b   Prieto, Maria ^f   Heiomarsson, Starri ^g   Breuss, Othmar ^h   Orange, Alan ⁱ   Fröberg, Lars ^j   Wynns, Anja Amtoft ^k   Navarro Rosinés, Pere ^l   Krzewicka, Beata ^m   Pykälä, Juha ⁿ   Grube, Martin ^o   Lutzoni, François ^p  

^a CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^d Snow and Landscape Research WSL ^*  (France)

^e SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^g ICELANDIC INSTITUTE OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Iceland)

^h NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM WIEN   (Austria)

ⁱ DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^j Botanical Museum   (Sweden)

^k UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^l UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^m POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

ⁿ FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^o UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^p DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Generic delineation; Lichens; Taxonomy; Verrucariales

Indexed keywords

LICHEN; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENETICS; RELATEDNESS;

ASCOMYCOTA; VERRUCARIACEAE; VERRUCARIALES;

EID: 63149160554     PISSN: 00400262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tax.581019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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