Czech Mycology 75(2): 139–152             Article published online: 15th November, 2023 doi: 10.33585/cmy.75203

ANSIL P. A., RAJESHKUMAR K. C., LÜCKING R., SHARMA B.

Phylogenetic placement of Phlyctis atomella (Phlyctidaceae) from the Western Ghats, India.

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Abstract

This study examined the phylogenetic status of Phlyctis atomella, known from the Western Ghats, based on an integrative taxonomic approach which included morphology, anatomy, chemistry, and molecular phylogeny. Despite the existence of 26 documented species in Phlyctis worldwide, molecular sequence data is presently accessible solely for five of these species. Analysis based on concatenated ITS and mtSSU data suggests the placement of P. atomella within Phlyctis either as an early diverging lineage or a delineated poorly supported sister to P. boliviensis. This is the first molecular phylogenetic study of the crustose lichen genus Phlyctis based on fresh collections from India.


Keywords:     integrative taxonomy, Phlyctis agelaea, Phlyctis argena, Phlyctis petraea, Phlyctis speirea.

Article history: received 18 July 2023, revised 26 October 2023, accepted 30 October 2023, published online 15 November 2023

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Ansil P. A., Rajeshkumar K. C., Lücking R., Sharma B. (2023): Phylogenetic placement of Phlyctis atomella (Phlyctidaceae) from the Western Ghats, India. – Czech Mycology 75(2): 139–152. copy to clipboard


doi: 10.33585/cmy.75203

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