Triterpene chemosyndromes and subtle morphological characters characterise lineages in the Physcia aipolia group in Australia (Ascomycota)

Systematics and Biodiversity

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 479-487

  Elix, John A ^a   Corush, Joel ^b   Lumbsch, H Thorsten ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemosyndromes; Lichens; New species; Secondary chemistry

Indexed keywords

ASCOMYCOTA; PHYSCIA AIPOLIA;

EID: 77949774293     PISSN: 14772000     EISSN: 14780933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1477200009990223     Document Type: Article

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