Understanding phenotypical character evolution in parmelioid lichenized fungi (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota).

Parmelioid lichens form a species-rich group of predominantly foliose and fruticose lichenized fungi encompassing a broad range of morphological and chemical diversity. Using a multilocus approach, we reconstructed a phylogeny including 323 OTUs of parmelioid lichens and employed ancestral character...

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Main Authors: Pradeep K Divakar, Frank Kauff, Ana Crespo, Steven D Leavitt, H Thorsten Lumbsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3843734?pdf=render