<i>Lecanora</i> s.lat. (Ascomycota, Lecanoraceae) in Brazil: DNA Barcoding Coupled with Phenotype Characters Reveals Numerous Novel Species
We sequenced over 200 recent specimens of <i>Lecanora</i> s.lat. from Brazil, delimiting 28 species in our material. Many seem to represent undescribed species, some of which being morphologically and chemically similar to each other or to already described species. Here, we present a ph...
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| author | Lidiane Alves dos Santos André Aptroot Robert Lücking Marcela Eugenia da Silva Cáceres |
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| description | We sequenced over 200 recent specimens of <i>Lecanora</i> s.lat. from Brazil, delimiting 28 species in our material. Many seem to represent undescribed species, some of which being morphologically and chemically similar to each other or to already described species. Here, we present a phylogenetic analysis based on ITS, including our specimens and GenBank data. We describe nine new species. The purpose of the paper is to illustrate the diversity of the genus in Brazil, not to focus on segregate genera. However, we found that all <i>Vainionora</i> species cluster together and these will be treated separately. Other <i>Lecanora</i> species with dark hypothecium clustered in several different clades. Species with the morphology of <i>Lecanora caesiorubella</i>, in which currently several subspecies with different chemistry and distribution are recognized, fall apart in different, distantly related clades, so they cannot be regarded as subspecies but should be recognized at species level. A key is given for the <i>Lecanora</i> species from Brazil. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7e312ca121ec4adc8ad08d3e0c6842f82023-11-17T19:57:50ZengMDPI AGJournal of Fungi2309-608X2023-03-019441510.3390/jof9040415<i>Lecanora</i> s.lat. (Ascomycota, Lecanoraceae) in Brazil: DNA Barcoding Coupled with Phenotype Characters Reveals Numerous Novel SpeciesLidiane Alves dos Santos0André Aptroot1Robert Lücking2Marcela Eugenia da Silva Cáceres3Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Fungos, Departamento de Micologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Campus Universitário, Recife 50670-901, PE, BrazilInstituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Avenida Costa e Silva, s/n Bairro Universitário, Campo Grande 79070-900, MS, BrazilBotanischer Garten, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 6–8, 14195 Berlin, GermanyDepartamento de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Itabaiana 49500-000, SE, BrazilWe sequenced over 200 recent specimens of <i>Lecanora</i> s.lat. from Brazil, delimiting 28 species in our material. Many seem to represent undescribed species, some of which being morphologically and chemically similar to each other or to already described species. Here, we present a phylogenetic analysis based on ITS, including our specimens and GenBank data. We describe nine new species. The purpose of the paper is to illustrate the diversity of the genus in Brazil, not to focus on segregate genera. However, we found that all <i>Vainionora</i> species cluster together and these will be treated separately. Other <i>Lecanora</i> species with dark hypothecium clustered in several different clades. Species with the morphology of <i>Lecanora caesiorubella</i>, in which currently several subspecies with different chemistry and distribution are recognized, fall apart in different, distantly related clades, so they cannot be regarded as subspecies but should be recognized at species level. A key is given for the <i>Lecanora</i> species from Brazil.https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/9/4/415South Americacryptic speciesdelimitationLecanoraceaechemistry |
| spellingShingle | Lidiane Alves dos Santos André Aptroot Robert Lücking Marcela Eugenia da Silva Cáceres <i>Lecanora</i> s.lat. (Ascomycota, Lecanoraceae) in Brazil: DNA Barcoding Coupled with Phenotype Characters Reveals Numerous Novel Species Journal of Fungi South America cryptic species delimitation Lecanoraceae chemistry |
| title | <i>Lecanora</i> s.lat. (Ascomycota, Lecanoraceae) in Brazil: DNA Barcoding Coupled with Phenotype Characters Reveals Numerous Novel Species |
| title_full | <i>Lecanora</i> s.lat. (Ascomycota, Lecanoraceae) in Brazil: DNA Barcoding Coupled with Phenotype Characters Reveals Numerous Novel Species |
| title_fullStr | <i>Lecanora</i> s.lat. (Ascomycota, Lecanoraceae) in Brazil: DNA Barcoding Coupled with Phenotype Characters Reveals Numerous Novel Species |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>Lecanora</i> s.lat. (Ascomycota, Lecanoraceae) in Brazil: DNA Barcoding Coupled with Phenotype Characters Reveals Numerous Novel Species |
| title_short | <i>Lecanora</i> s.lat. (Ascomycota, Lecanoraceae) in Brazil: DNA Barcoding Coupled with Phenotype Characters Reveals Numerous Novel Species |
| title_sort | i lecanora i s lat ascomycota lecanoraceae in brazil dna barcoding coupled with phenotype characters reveals numerous novel species |
| topic | South America cryptic species delimitation Lecanoraceae chemistry |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/9/4/415 |
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