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About Citation title: "Phylogenetic reassessment of the Teloschistaceae (lichen-forming Ascomycota, Lecanoromycetes)".
About Study name: "Phylogenetic reassessment of the Teloschistaceae (lichen-forming Ascomycota, Lecanoromycetes)".
About This study is part of submission 12085 (Status: Published).

Citation

Gaya E., Navarro-rosines P., Llimona X., Hladun N., & Lutzoni F. 2008. Phylogenetic reassessment of the Teloschistaceae (lichen-forming Ascomycota, Lecanoromycetes). Mycological Research, 112(5): 528-547.

Authors

  • Gaya E. (submitter) Phone +44 0208 332 5381
  • Navarro-rosines P.
  • Llimona X.
  • Hladun N.
  • Lutzoni F.

Abstract

Teloschistaceae (Lecanoromycetes, lichen-forming Ascomycota) is a widespread family with considerable morphological and ecological heterogeneity across genera and species groups. In order to provide a comprehensive molecular phylogeny for this family, phylogenetic analyses were carried out on sequences from the nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region obtained from 114 individuals that represent virtually all main lineages of Teloschistaceae. Our study confirmed the polyphyly of Caloplaca, Fulgensia and Xanthoria, and also revealed that Teloschistes is probably non-monophyletic. We also confirm here that species traditionally included in Caloplaca subgenus Gasparrinia do not form a monophyletic entity. Caloplaca aurantia, C. carphinea and C. saxicola s. str. groups were recovered as monophyletic. Subgenera Caloplaca and Pyrenodesmia were also polyphyletic. In subgenus Caloplaca, the traditionally recognized C. cerina group was recovered as monophyletic. The genus Letrouitia (Letrouitiaceae) was nested within the Teloschistaceae. Because this study is based solely on ITS, to maximize taxon sampling, the inclusion of phylogenetic signal from ambiguously aligned regions in maximum parsimony (recoded INAASE and ARC characters) resulted in the most highly supported phylogenetic reconstruction, compared to Bayesian inference restricted to alignable sites.

Keywords

arc, Caloplaca, Fulgensia, INAASE, internal transcribed spacer, Letrouitiaceae, molecular phylogenetics, Teloschistaceae, Teloschistes, Xanthoria

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