New molecular data on Pyrenulaceae from Sri Lanka reveal two well-supported groups within this family

Lichenologist

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 639-647

  Weerakoon, Gothamie ^a   Aptroot, André ^b   Lumbsch, H Thorsten ^c   Wolseley, Patricia A ^d   Wijeyaratne, S Chandrani ^a   Gueidan, Cécile ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

^b ABL HERBARIUM   (Netherlands)

^c FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ascomycota; lichens; multigene phylogeny; pseudocyphellae; Pyrenulales; systematics

Indexed keywords

ASCOMYCOTA; PYRENULA; PYRENULACEAE; PYRENULALES;

EID: 84871876199     PISSN: 00242829     EISSN: 10961135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0024282912000333     Document Type: Article

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