Stop the abuse of time! Strict temporal banding is not the future of rank-based classifications in fungi (including lichens) and other organisms

R Lücking - Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Classification is the most important approach to cataloging biological diversity. It serves as a
principal means of communication between scientific disciplines, as well as between …

The Genus Cetraria s. str.—A Review of Its Botany, Phytochemistry, Traditional Uses and Pharmacology

M Sánchez, I Ureña-Vacas, E González-Burgos… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The genus Cetraria s. str.(Parmeliaceae family, Cetrarioid clade) consists of 15 species of
mostly erect brown or greenish yellow fruticose or subfoliose thallus. These Cetraria species …

Lichens and associated fungi from Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska

T Spribille, AM Fryday, S Pérez-Ortega… - The …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Lichens are widely acknowledged to be a key component of high latitude ecosystems.
However, the time investment needed for full inventories and the lack of taxonomic …

Using a temporal phylogenetic method to harmonize family-and genus-level classification in the largest clade of lichen-forming fungi

PK Divakar, A Crespo, E Kraichak, SD Leavitt, G Singh… - Fungal Diversity, 2017 - Springer
Although classification at supra-specific ranks is inherently arbitrary, comparable taxonomic
ranks within clades can facilitate more consistent classifications and objective comparisons …

A revised classification of orders and families in the two major subclasses of Lecanoromycetes (Ascomycota) based on a temporal approach

E Kraichak, JP Huang, M Nelsen… - Botanical Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Taxonomic ranks above the species level are inherently arbitrary. However, there is a
growing number of publications aimed at more consistent classifications with comparable …

The proposed dropping of the genus Crassostrea for all Pacific cupped oysters and its replacement by a new genus Magallana: a dissenting view

BL Bayne, M Ahrens, SK Allen, MA D'auriac… - Journal of Shellfish …, 2017 - BioOne
BL BAYNE, 1* M. AHRENS, 2 SK ALLEN, 3 M. ANGLES DÕAURIAC, 4 T. BACKELJAU, 5 P.
BENINGER, 6 R. BOHN, 7 P. BOUDRY, 8 J. DAVIS, 9 T. GREEN, 10 X. GUO, 11 D …

[HTML][HTML] Phylogenomics, divergence time estimation and trait evolution provide a new look into the Gracilariales (Rhodophyta)

GM Lyra, C Iha, CJ Grassa, L Cai, H Zhang… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2021 - Elsevier
The Gracilariales is a highly diverse, widely distributed order of red algae (Rhodophyta) that
forms a well-supported clade. Aside from their ecological importance, species of …

Maximizing power in phylogenetics and phylogenomics: a perspective illuminated by fungal big data

A Dornburg, JP Townsend, Z Wang - Advances in genetics, 2017 - Elsevier
Since its original inception over 150 years ago by Darwin, we have made tremendous
progress toward the reconstruction of the Tree of Life. In particular, the transition from …

Arcyria and allied genera: taxonomic backbone and character evolution

I Yatsiuk, D Leontyev, M Schnittler… - Fungal Systematics …, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
Arcyria, one of the most diverse genera of bright-spored myxomycetes, has recently been
identified as polyphyletic within the paraphyletic family Arcyriaceae sensu lato. However …

Hurdles in fungal taxonomy: Effectiveness of recent methods in discriminating taxa

TCK WEDARALALAGE, RS JAYAWARDENA… - Megataxa, 2020 - mapress.com
The fungal kingdom is estimated to comprise between 2.2 to 3.8 million species with only
about 7% named and classified. Novel biochemical, physiological and molecular techniques …