Perspectives on chemotaxonomy: Molecular data confirm the existence of two morphologically distinct species within a chemically defined Lepraria caesiella (Stereocaulaceae)

Castanea

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 89-105

  Lendemer, James C ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMATIC BOTANY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptic species; morphology; semicryptic species; species concepts; sterile crustose lichens

Indexed keywords

CHEMOTAXONOMY; CORRELATION; CRYPSIS; DATA SET; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; LICHEN; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RARE SPECIES; SYMPATRY;

LEPRARIA; STEREOCAULACEAE;

EID: 84859079781     PISSN: 00087475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2179/11-042     Document Type: Review

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