<i>Lecanora</i> s.lat. (Ascomycota, Lecanoraceae) in Brazil: DNA Barcoding Coupled with Phenotype Characters Reveals Numerous Novel Species

<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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Main Authors: Lidiane Alves dos Santos, André Aptroot, Robert Lücking, Marcela Eugenia da Silva Cáceres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
Subjects:
South America
cryptic species
delimitation
Lecanoraceae
chemistry
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/9/4/415

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