Two decades of DNA barcoding in the genus Usnea ( Parmeliaceae ): how useful and reliable is the ITS?

We present an exhaustive analysis of the ITS barcoding marker in the genus Usnea s.lat., separated into Dolichousnea , Eumitria , and Usnea including the subgenus Neuropogon , analyzing 1,751 accessions. We found only a few low-quality accessions, whereas information on voucher specimens and...

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Main Authors: Robert Lücking, Miko Rain Abraham Nadel, Elena Araujo, Alice Gerlach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences 2020-12-01
Series:Plant and Fungal Systematics
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Online Access:https://pfsyst.botany.pl/Two-decades-of-DNA-barcoding-in-the-genus-Usnea-n-Parmeliaceae-how-useful-and-reliable,130373,0,2.html