Species delimitation in the cyanolichen genus Rostania

Abstract Background In this study, we investigate species limits in the cyanobacterial lichen genus Rostania (Collemataceae, Peltigerales, Lecanoromycetes). Four molecular markers (mtSSU rDNA, β-tubulin, MCM7, RPB2) were sequenced and analysed with two coalescent-based species delimitation methods:...

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Main Authors: Alica Košuthová, Johannes Bergsten, Martin Westberg, Mats Wedin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-020-01681-w