Printzen, c., Brackel, wv, bültmann, h., Cezanne, r., Dolnik, c., Dornes, p., Eckstein, j., Eichler,
m., John, v., Killmann, d., Nimis, pl, Otte, v., Schiefelbein, u., Schultz, m., Stordeur, r., Teuber …

Patterns of specificity among symbiotic partners are key to a comprehensive understanding
of the evolution of symbiotic systems. Specificity of mutualistic partners, within a widespread …

Species recognition in lichen-forming fungi has been a challenge because of unsettled
species concepts, few taxonomically relevant traits, and limitations of traditionally used …

Species represent a fundamental unit in evolutionary biology and provide a valuable context
for organizing, evaluating, and communicating important biological concepts and principles …

Cladoniaceae is a family of lichenized fungi that belongs to the Lecanorales, Ascomycota.
The family is distributed widely, although several genera are restricted to the Southern …

The lichen‐forming fungal genus Cladonia is species‐rich with approximately 500 described
species. The accepted barcode for fungi (ITS rDNA) often fails in identifying Cladonia spp. In …

In the framework of a worldwide project on the phylogeny of the lichen genus Sticta,
dedicated sampling was performed in four regions of Western Europe, roughly along an east …

Recent studies using sequence data from multiple loci and coalescent-based species
delimitation have revealed several species-level lineages within the phenotypically …

Ecological preferences, partner compatibility, or partner availability are known to be
important factors shaping obligate and intimate lichen symbioses. We considered a complex …

The Cladia aggregata complex is one of the phenotypically most variable groups in
lichenized fungi, making species determination difficult and resulting in different …