Fungal specificity and selectivity for algae play a major role in determining lichen partnerships across diverse ecogeographic regions in the lichen-forming family Parmeliaceae (Ascomycota)

Ecological specialization in Trebouxia (Trebouxiophyceae) photobionts of Ramalina menziesii (Ramalinaceae) across six range-covering ecoregions of western North America

(2014) Silke Werth et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Photobiont selectivity leads to ecological tolerance and evolutionary divergence in a polymorphic complex of lichenized fungi

(2014) Lucia Muggia et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

High photobiont diversity in the common European soil crust lichen Psora decipiens

(2014) Ulrike Ruprecht et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Molecular species delimitation of a symbiotic fig-pollinating wasp species complex reveals extreme deviation from reciprocal partner specificity

(2014) Clive T Darwell et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Are ecologists conducting research at the optimal scale?

(2014) Heather Bird Jackson et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

High fungal selectivity for algal symbionts in the genus Bryoria

(2014) Hanna LINDGREN et al.   LICHENOLOGIST

Microclimatic differentiation of gene pools in theLobaria pulmonariasymbiosis in a primeval forest landscape

(2014) Olga Nadyeina et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Integrating coalescent and phylogenetic approaches to delimit species in the lichen photobiont Trebouxia

(2014) Anna D. Sadowska-Deś et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Insights into intrathalline genetic diversity of the cosmopolitan lichen symbiotic green alga Trebouxia decolorans Ahmadjian using microsatellite markers

(2014) Francesco Dal Grande et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Uniting the classification of cultured and uncultured bacteria and archaea using 16S rRNA gene sequences

(2014) Pablo Yarza et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Understanding Cultivar-Specificity and Soil Determinants of the Cannabis Microbiome

(2014) Max E. Winston et al.   PLoS One

Multi-gene analysis ofSymbiodiniumdinoflagellates: a perspective on rarity, symbiosis, and evolution

(2014) Xavier Pochon et al.   PeerJ

Symbiont flexibility in subalpine rock shield lichen communities in the Southwestern USA

(2013) Steven D. Leavitt et al.   BRYOLOGIST

The symbiotic playground of lichen thalli - a highly flexible photobiont association in rock-inhabiting lichens

(2013) Lucia Muggia et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Further species diversity in Neotropical Oropogon (Lecanoromycetes: Parmeliaceae) in Central America

(2013) Steven D. LEAVITT et al.   LICHENOLOGIST

Genetic diversity of sterile cultured Trebouxia photobionts associated with the lichen-forming fungus Xanthoria parietina visualized with RAPD-PCR fingerprinting techniques

(2013) Shyam NYATI et al.   LICHENOLOGIST

Pleistocene expansion of the bipolar lichenCetraria aculeatainto the Southern hemisphere

(2013) Fernando Fernández-Mendoza et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Correlates of gut community composition across an ant species (Cephalotes varians) elucidate causes and consequences of symbiotic variability

(2013) Yi Hu et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

DNA barcoding of brown Parmeliae (Parmeliaceae) species: a molecular approach for accurate specimen identification, emphasizing species in Greenland

(2013) Steven D. Leavitt et al.   ORGANISMS DIVERSITY & EVOLUTION

Understanding Phenotypical Character Evolution in Parmelioid Lichenized Fungi (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota)

(2013) Pradeep K. Divakar et al.   PLoS One

DNA barcode identification of lichen-forming fungal species in the Rhizoplaca melanophthalma species-complex (Lecanorales, Lecanoraceae), including five new species

(2013) Steven Leavitt et al.   MycoKeys

Neogene-dominated diversification in neotropical montane lichens: Dating divergence events in the lichen-forming fungal genus Oropogon (Parmeliaceae)

(2012) Steven D. Leavitt et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Extreme phenotypic variation in Cetraria aculeata (lichenized Ascomycota): adaptation or incidental modification?

(2012) Sergio Pérez-Ortega et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Miocene divergence, phenotypically cryptic lineages, and contrasting distribution patterns in common lichen-forming fungi (Ascomycota: Parmeliaceae)

(2012) Steven D. Leavitt et al.   BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Miocene and Pliocene dominated diversification of the lichen-forming fungal genus Melanohalea (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) and Pleistocene population expansions

(2012) Steven D Leavitt et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Lichen myco- and photobiont diversity and their relationships at the edge of life (McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica)

(2012) Sergio Pérez-Ortega et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

The genetic structure of the cosmopolitan three-partner lichenRamalina farinaceaevidences the concerted diversification of symbionts

(2012) Eva M. del Campo et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Photobiont selectivity and specificity in Caloplaca species in a fog-induced community in the Atacama Desert, northern Chile

(2012) Reinaldo Vargas Castillo et al.   Fungal Biology

Lichenicolous fungi show population subdivision by host species but do not share population history with their hosts

(2012) Silke Werth et al.   Fungal Biology

Different strategies to achieve Pb-tolerance by the two Trebouxia algae coexisting in the lichen Ramalina farinacea

(2012) Raquel Álvarez et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Genotypic analysis of the foliose lichen Parmotrema tinctorum using microsatellite markers: association of mycobiont and photobiont, and their reproductive modes

(2012) Mohammad Reza MANSOURNIA et al.   LICHENOLOGIST

Genetic diversity of photobionts in Antarctic lecideoid lichens from an ecological view point

(2012) Ulrike RUPRECHT et al.   LICHENOLOGIST

Multilocus phylogeny of the lichen-forming fungal genus Melanohalea (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota): Insights on diversity, distributions, and a comparison of species tree and concatenated topologies

(2012) Steven D. Leavitt et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

A review of the lichen family Parmeliaceae - history, phylogeny and current taxonomy

(2012) Arne Thell et al.   NORDIC JOURNAL OF BOTANY

A Symbiotic View of Life: We Have Never Been Individuals

(2012) Scott F. Gilbert et al.   QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BIOLOGY

Species delimitation and evolution in morphologically and chemically diverse communities of the lichen-forming genus Xanthoparmelia (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) in western North America

(2011) Steven D. Leavitt et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Estimating Xanthoparmelia (Parmeliaceae) population density in subalpine communities in southern Utah, U.S.A. using two distance methods, with implications for assessing community composition

(2011) Steven D. Leavitt et al.   BRYOLOGIST

Do photobionts influence the ecology of lichens? A case study of environmental preferences in symbiotic green alga Asterochloris (Trebouxiophyceae)

(2011) ONDŘEJ PEKSA et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Population structure of mycobionts and photobionts of the widespread lichen Cetraria aculeata

(2011) F. FERNÁNDEZ-MENDOZA et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

ABGD, Automatic Barcode Gap Discovery for primary species delimitation

(2011) N. PUILLANDRE et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

GeoSymbio: a hybrid, cloud-based web application of global geospatial bioinformatics and ecoinformatics for Symbiodinium-host symbioses

(2011) ERIK C. FRANKLIN et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Species delimitation in taxonomically difficult lichen-forming fungi: An example from morphologically and chemically diverse Xanthoparmelia (Parmeliaceae) in North America

(2011) Steven D. Leavitt et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Complex patterns of speciation in cosmopolitan “rock posy” lichens – Discovering and delimiting cryptic fungal species in the lichen-forming Rhizoplaca melanophthalma species-complex (Lecanoraceae, Ascomycota)

(2011) Steven D. Leavitt et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Identity and genetic structure of the photobiont of the epiphytic lichen Ramalina menziesii on three oak species in southern California

(2010) Silke Werth et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

CD-HIT Suite: a web server for clustering and comparing biological sequences

(2010) Ying Huang et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Two Trebouxia algae with different physiological performances are ever-present in lichen thalli of Ramalina farinacea. Coexistence versus Competition?

(2010) Leonardo M. Casano et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

A microbiotic survey of lichen-associated bacteria reveals a new lineage from the Rhizobiales

(2010) Brendan P. Hodkinson et al.   SYMBIOSIS

Symbiont flexibility in Thamnolia vermicularis (Pertusariales: Icmadophilaceae)

(2009) Matthew P. Nelsen et al.   BRYOLOGIST

Vegetatively reproducing fungi in three genera of the Parmeliaceae share divergent algal partners

(2009) Michele Piercey-Normore   BRYOLOGIST

Testing the correlation between beta diversity and differences in productivity among global ecoregions, biomes, and biogeographical realms

(2009) Kate He et al.   Ecological Informatics

The NIH Human Microbiome Project

(2009) et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Species-specific structural and functional diversity of bacterial communities in lichen symbioses

(2009) Martin Grube et al.   ISME Journal

Genetically divergent algae shape an epiphytic lichen community on Jack Pine in Manitoba

(2009) Matthew DOERING et al.   LICHENOLOGIST

Joint Dispersal Does Not Imply Maintenance of Partnerships in Lichen Symbioses

(2009) Sabine Wornik et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Fungal Community Ecology: A Hybrid Beast with a Molecular Master

(2008) Kabir G. Peay et al.   BIOSCIENCE

Recent developments in the MAFFT multiple sequence alignment program

(2008) K. Katoh et al.   BRIEFINGS IN BIOINFORMATICS

The influence of tree age and microhabitat quality on the occurrence of crustose lichens associated with old oaks

(2008) Thomas Ranius et al.   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Taxonomic revision of Xanthomendoza borealis and Xanthoria mawsonii (Lecanoromycetes, Ascomycota)

(2008) Louise LINDBLOM et al.   LICHENOLOGIST

A Rapid Bootstrap Algorithm for the RAxML Web Servers

(2008) Alexandros Stamatakis et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

The delimitation of Antarctic and bipolar species of neuropogonoid Usnea (Ascomycota, Lecanorales): a cohesion approach of species recognition for the Usnea perpusilla complex

(2007) Nora Wirtz et al.