Convergent evolution of a symbiotic duet: The case of the lichen genus Polychidium (Peltigerales, Ascomycota)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1647-1656

  Muggia, Lucia ^a   Nelson, Peter ^b   Wheeler, Tim ^c   Yakovchenko, Lidia S ^d   TØnsberg, Tor ^e   Spribille, Toby ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Russian Academy of Sciences ^*  (United States)

^d BOTANICAL GARDEN INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body plan; Cyanobacteria; Development; Leptogidium; Ontogeny; Peltigerales; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; LICHEN; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; RECONSTRUCTION; SYMBIONT; TAXONOMY;

ASCOMYCOTA; CYANOBACTERIA; DENDROIDEA; NOSTOC; PELTIGERALES; POLYCHIDIUM; SCYTONEMA;

EID: 84858394451     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1100046     Document Type: Article

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