What are fungal species and how to delineate them?

KWT Chethana, IS Manawasinghe, VG Hurdeal… - Fungal Diversity, 2021 - Springer
This is the opening paper in the special issue of Fungal Diversity, which collates the data on
defining species. Defining and recognizing species has long been a controversial issue …

Species in lichen-forming fungi: balancing between conceptual and practical considerations, and between phenotype and phylogenomics

R Lücking, SD Leavitt, DL Hawksworth - Fungal Diversity, 2021 - Springer
Lichens are symbiotic associations resulting from interactions among fungi (primary and
secondary mycobionts), algae and/or cyanobacteria (primary and secondary photobionts) …

Pollinator shifts despite hybridisation in the Cape's hyperdiverse heathers (Erica, Ericaceae)

SD Musker, MD Pirie, NM Nürk - Molecular Ecology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Interrogating the ecological and geographic factors that influence population divergence
dynamics can reveal why some groups of organisms diversify more prolifically than others …

Phylogenetic revision of South American Teloschistaceae (lichenized Ascomycota, Teloschistales) reveals three new genera and species

K Wilk, M Pabijan, M Saługa, E Gaya, R Lücking - Mycologia, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Members of the poorly investigated family Teloschistaceae in South America, mostly from
Bolivia and Peru, were examined using molecular and morphological data here for the first …

[HTML][HTML] The fruticose genera in the Ramalinaceae (Ascomycota, Lecanoromycetes): their diversity and evolutionary history

R Spjut, A Simon, M Guissard, N Magain, E Sérusiaux - MycoKeys, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We present phylogenetic analyses of the fruticose Ramalinaceae based on extensive
collections from many parts of the world, with a special focus on the Vizcaíno deserts in north …

Punctelia borreri and P. subrudecta (Parmeliaceae) associate with a partially overlapping pool of Trebouxia gelatinosa lineages

I Garrido-Benavent, MR Mora-Rodríguez, S Chiva… - The …, 2023 - cambridge.org
An increasing number of studies are describing the diversity of lichen phycobionts, which is
leading to a better understanding of how lichen communities are assembled at different …

DNA barcoding indicates the presence of unrecognized species and phylogenetic diversity within the Biatora vernalis-and B. meiocarpa-groups

C Printzen, H Holien, A Kantelinen… - Plant and Fungal …, 2023 - researchportal.helsinki.fi
The Biatora vernalis-and meiocarpa-groups comprise species with pale beige to reddish
brown apothecia and 0-, rarely also 1 (-3)-septate ascospores. A DNA barcoding approach …

Reference-Based RADseq Unravels the Evolutionary History of Polar Species in 'the Crux Lichenologorum' Genus Usnea (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota)

A Otero, A Barcenas-Peña, HT Lumbsch, F Grewe - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nearly 90% of fungal diversity, one of the most speciose branches in the tree of life, remains
undescribed. Lichenized fungi as symbiotic associations are still a challenge for species …

Phylogenetic insight into the Lecidea atrobrunnea complex–evidence of narrow geographic endemics and the pressing need for integrative taxonomic revisions

N Anantaprayoon, J Hollinger, A Robison… - The …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Species of lichen-forming fungi (LFF) display an array of geographical distribution patterns.
Among the broadly distributed lichen-forming fungal species, the degree of reproductive …

Multi-locus phylogeny of Bryoria reveals recent diversification and unexpected diversity in section Divaricatae

L Myllys, R Pino-Bodas, S Velmala, LS Wang… - The …, 2023 - cambridge.org
In recent years, the genus Bryoria (Parmeliaceae, Lecanoromycetes) has been the subject
of considerable phylogenetic scrutiny. Here we used information on six gene regions, three …