The genus Melanophloea, an example of convergent evolution towards polyspory

Lichenologist

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 501-509

  Aptroot, André ^a   Schumm, Felix ^b  

^a ABL HERBARIUM   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Key wordsAptrootia; lichen; rainforest; taxonomy; Thelenella; Thelenellaceae; Thelocarpaceae; Trypetheliaceae

Indexed keywords

ASCOMYCOTA; MELANOPHLOEA; THELENELLA; THELENELLACEAE; THELOCARPACEAE; THELOCARPON; TRYPETHELIACEAE;

EID: 84862209360     PISSN: 00242829     EISSN: 10961135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0024282912000035     Document Type: Article

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