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) …

Goodbye morphology? A paradigm shift in the delimitation of species in lichenized fungi

HT Lumbsch, SD Leavitt - Fungal Diversity, 2011 - Springer
Accurate species delimitations are crucial for ecological and conservation studies,
assessments of biotic diversity, and identifying factors driving diversification. Estimates …

Historical Biogeography and Diversification of Truffles in the Tuberaceae and Their Newly Identified Southern Hemisphere Sister Lineage

G Bonito, ME Smith, M Nowak, RA Healy, G Guevara… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Truffles have evolved from epigeous (aboveground) ancestors in nearly every major lineage
of fleshy fungi. Because accelerated rates of morphological evolution accompany the …

Environmental DNA assessment of airborne plant and fungal seasonal diversity

E Banchi, CG Ametrano, E Tordoni, D Stanković… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding and metagenomics analyses can improve
taxonomic resolution in biodiversity studies. Only recently, these techniques have been …

The dynamic discipline of species delimitation: progress toward effectively recognizing species boundaries in natural populations

SD Leavitt, CS Moreau… - Recent Advances in …, 2015 - Springer
Species represent a fundamental unit in evolutionary biology and provide a valuable context
for organizing, evaluating, and communicating important biological concepts and principles …

Origin and diversification of major clades in parmelioid lichens (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) during the Paleogene inferred by Bayesian analysis

G Amo de Paz, P Cubas, PK Divakar, HT Lumbsch… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
There is a long-standing debate on the extent of vicariance and long-distance dispersal
events to explain the current distribution of organisms, especially in those with small …

Integrative taxonomy successfully resolves the pseudo‐cryptic complex of the disjunct epiphytic moss Orthotrichum consimile sl (Orthotrichaceae)

R Medina, F Lara, B Goffinet, R Garilleti, V Mazimpaka - Taxon, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Broad morphological variation and a complex taxonomic history suggest that Orthotrichum
consimile, an epiphytic moss known from oceanic forests of western North America and …

Using Phylogenetic and Coalescent Methods to Understand the Species Diversity in the Cladia aggregata Complex (Ascomycota, Lecanorales)

S Parnmen, A Rangsiruji, P Mongkolsuk… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The Cladia aggregata complex is one of the phenotypically most variable groups in
lichenized fungi, making species determination difficult and resulting in different …

An Integrative Approach for Understanding Diversity in the Punctelia rudecta Species Complex (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota)

D Alors, HT Lumbsch, PK Divakar, SD Leavitt… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
High levels of cryptic diversity have been documented in lichenized fungi, especially in
Parmeliaceae, and integrating various lines of evidence, including coalescent-based …

Phylogenetic and functional structure of lichen communities under contrasting environmental conditions

M Prieto, I Martínez, G Aragón… - Journal of Vegetation …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Question In order to identify the factors and assembly rules which potentially shape natural
lichen communities we asked whether these communities are phylogenetically and …