The monotypic genus Bulborrhizina belongs to Bulbothrix sensu lato (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota)

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dc.contributor.authorKirika, Paul, M.
dc.contributor.authorLeavitt, Steven, D.
dc.contributor.authorDivakar, Pradeep, K.
dc.contributor.authorCrespo, Ana
dc.contributor.authorGatheri, Grace
dc.contributor.authorMugambi, George
dc.contributor.authorLumbsch, Thorsten, H.
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-07T12:45:47Z
dc.date.available2015-12-07T12:45:47Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThe phylogenetic position of the monotypic genus Bulborrhizina is studied using molecular data from three loci (mtSSU, nuLSU and ITS) aligned with sequences from 95 other samples of parmelioid lichens. Bulborrhizina africana clusters within the predominantly paleotropical Bulbothrix ‘clade II’ with strong support. However, its relationships within this clade remain uncertain. The morphological characters used to circumscribe Bulborrhizina are interpreted as adaptations to the habitat of this species in semi-arid regions of eastern Africa. A formal synonymy of the genus Bulborrhizina with either Bulbothrix or Parmelinella is postponed until sequences of the type species of Bulbothrix become available that will allow us to identify which of the two clades of species currently placed in Bulbothrix represents Bulbothrix s.str.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1938-4378
dc.identifier.urihttp://karuspace.karu.ac.ke/handle/20.500.12092/1960
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe American Bryological and Lichenological Society, Inc. - The Bryologisten_US
dc.subjectGeneric concept, lichens, molecular systematics, parmelioid lichens, phylogeny, taxonomyen_US
dc.titleThe monotypic genus Bulborrhizina belongs to Bulbothrix sensu lato (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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