The modern concept of DNA-based barcoding for cataloguing biodiversity was proposed in
2003 by first adopting an approximately 600 bp fragment of the mitochondrial COI gene to …

Identification of fungi to the species level has some challenges because of great diversity in
morphology and ecology. Therefore, developing an efficient species recognition system …

True fungi (Fungi) and fungus-like organisms (eg Mycetozoa, Oomycota) constitute the
second largest group of organisms based on global richness estimates, with around 3 …

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Highlights•A single fungal partner has long been thought to form the lichen
thallus.•Phylogenetic research has revealed discordance between fungal evolution and …

The diversity of lichen photobionts is not fully known. We studied here the diversity of the
photobionts associated with Cladonia, a sub-cosmopolitan genus ecologically important …

Climatic factors, soil chemistry and geography are considered as major factors affecting
lichen distribution and diversity. To determine how these factors limit or support the …

The genus Curcuma L. is commonly used as spices, medicines, dyes and ornamentals.
Owing to its economic significance and lack of clear‐cut morphological differences between …

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 …