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

One hundred new species of lichenized fungi: a signature of undiscovered global diversity

(2016) H. T. Lumbsch et al.   Phytotaxa

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

The Fungi: 1, 2, 3 … 5.1 million species?

(2011) Meredith Blackwell   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

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

Austroparmelina, a new Australasian lineage in parmelioid lichens (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota)

(2011) Ana Crespo et al.   SYSTEMATICS AND BIODIVERSITY

Cryptic species in lichen-forming fungi

(2011) Ana Crespo et al.   IMA Fungus

Phylogeography and divergence date estimates of a lichen species complex with a disjunct distribution pattern

(2010) Mónica A. G. Otálora et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Cryptic species and species pairs in lichens: A discussion on the relationship between molecular phylogenies and morphological characters

(2010) Ana Crespo et al.   ANALES DEL JARDIN BOTANICO DE MADRID

Diversity of Lecidea (Lecideaceae, Ascomycota) species revealed by molecular data and morphological characters

(2010) Ulrike Ruprecht et al.   ANTARCTIC SCIENCE

Molecular phylogenetic studies reveal an undescribed species within the North American concept of Melanelixia glabra (Parmeliaceae)

(2010) Pradeep K. Divakar et al.   FUNGAL DIVERSITY

Cryptic diversity in the genus Adineta Hudson & Gosse, 1886 (Rotifera: Bdelloidea: Adinetidae): a DNA taxonomy approach

(2010) Diego Fontaneto et al.   HYDROBIOLOGIA

DNA BARCODING IS A POWERFUL TOOL TO UNCOVER ALGAL DIVERSITY: A CASE STUDY OF THE PHYLLOPHORACEAE (GIGARTINALES, RHODOPHYTA) IN THE CANADIAN FLORA

(2010) Line Le Gall et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Genetic distances within and among species in monophyletic lineages of Parmeliaceae (Ascomycota) as a tool for taxon delimitation

(2010) Ruth Del-Prado et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Epidemic disease decimates amphibian abundance, species diversity, and evolutionary history in the highlands of central Panama

(2010) A. J. Crawford et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Bayesian species delimitation using multilocus sequence data

(2010) Z. Yang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Ascomycota has a faster evolutionary rate and higher species diversity than Basidiomycota

(2010) HaiYing Wang et al.   Science China-Life Sciences

An integrative taxonomic revision of the Cape Verdean skinks (Squamata, Scincidae)

(2010) Aurélien Miralles et al.   ZOOLOGICA SCRIPTA

Hypogymnia minilobata (Parmeliaceae), a new lichen from coastal California

(2009) Bruce McCune et al.   BRYOLOGIST

Assessing clonality and chemotype monophyly in Thamnolia (Icmadophilaceae)

(2009) Matthew P. Nelsen et al.   BRYOLOGIST

Species delimitation and evolution of metal bioaccumulation in the lichenizedAcarospora smaragdula(Ascomycota, Fungi) complex

(2009) Mats Wedin et al.   CLADISTICS

Cryptic species, phenotypic plasticity, and complex life histories: Assessing deep-sea faunal diversity with molecular markers

(2009) Robert C. Vrijenhoek   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART II-TOPICAL STUDIES IN OCEANOGRAPHY

ASSESSING REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION IN HIGHLY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF THE LICHEN-FORMING FUNGAL GENUSPELTIGERA

(2009) Heath E. O'Brien et al.   EVOLUTION

Molecular data show that Bryoria fremontii and B. tortuosa ( Parmeliaceae) are conspecific

(2009) Saara VELMALA et al.   LICHENOLOGIST

The taxonomy of the Caloplaca citrina group ( Teloschistaceae) in the Black Sea region; with contributions to the cryptic species concept in lichenology

(2009) Jan VONDRÁK et al.   LICHENOLOGIST

Pronounced genetic diversity in tropical epiphyllous lichen fungi

(2009) ELISABETH BALOCH et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

DNA barcoding reveals overlooked marine fishes

(2009) TYLER S. ZEMLAK et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Progress towards DNA barcoding of fungi

(2009) KEITH A. SEIFERT   Molecular Ecology Resources

Repeated evolution of closed fruiting bodies is linked to ascoma development in the largest group of lichenized fungi (Lecanoromycetes, Ascomycota)

(2009) Imke Schmitt et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Delimiting species boundaries within the Neotropical bamboo Otatea (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) using molecular, morphological and ecological data

(2009) Eduardo Ruiz-Sanchez et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Vast underestimation of Madagascar's biodiversity evidenced by an integrative amphibian inventory

(2009) D. R. Vieites et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Accelerated Species Inventory on Madagascar Using Coalescent-Based Models of Species Delineation

(2009) Michael T. Monaghan et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

A Phylogenetic Estimation of Trophic Transition Networks for Ascomycetous Fungi: Are Lichens Cradles of Symbiotrophic Fungal Diversification?

(2009) A. Elizabeth Arnold et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

The Ascomycota Tree of Life: A Phylum-wide Phylogeny Clarifies the Origin and Evolution of Fundamental Reproductive and Ecological Traits

(2009) Conrad L. Schoch et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

Triterpene chemosyndromes and subtle morphological characters characterise lineages in thePhyscia aipoliagroup in Australia (Ascomycota)

(2009) John A. Elix et al.   SYSTEMATICS AND BIODIVERSITY

Species recognition and phylogeny ofThelotremaspecies in Australia (Ostropales, Ascomycota)

(2008) H. Thorsten Lumbsch et al.   AUSTRALIAN SYSTEMATIC BOTANY

A DNA barcode examination of the red algal family Dumontiaceae in Canadian waters reveals substantial cryptic species diversity. 1. The foliose Dilsea–Neodilsea complex and WeeksiaThis paper is one of a selection of papers published in the Special Issue on Systematics Research.

(2008) Gary W. Saunders   Botany

High-Frequency Intragenomic Heterogeneity of the Ribosomal DNA Intergenic Spacer Region inTrichophyton violaceum

(2008) Jen-Chyi Chang et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

DNA Barcoding of Lepetodrilus Limpets Reveals Cryptic Species

(2008) Shannon B. Johnson et al.   JOURNAL OF SHELLFISH RESEARCH

Intragenomic Variation of Fungal Ribosomal Genes Is Higher than Previously Thought

(2008) U. K. Simon et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

DNA barcodes and cryptic species of skipper butterflies in the genus Perichares in Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Costa Rica

(2008) J. M. Burns et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Phylogenetic patterns of morphological and chemical characters and reproductive mode in theHeterodermia obscuratagroup in Costa Rica (Ascomycota, Physciaceae)

(2008) Robert Lücking et al.   SYSTEMATICS AND BIODIVERSITY

A combined molecular and morphological approach to species delimitation in black-fruited, endolithic Caloplaca: high genetic and low morphological diversity

(2007) Lucia Muggia et al.  

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.  

Using phylogeographic analyses of gene trees to test species status and processes

(2003) Alan R. Templeton   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY