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Molecular and morphological studies on the subantarctic genus Orceolina (Agyriaceae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2007

R.S. Poulsen
Affiliation:
R. S. Poulsen and U. Sochting: Department of Mycology, Botanical Institute, University of Copenhagen, Ø Farimagsgade 2D, DK-1353 Copenhagen K, Denmark.
I. Schmitt
Affiliation:
I. Schmitt and H. T. Lumbsch: Botanisches Institut. Universitat Essen, D-45117 Essen, Germany.
U. Søchting
Affiliation:
R. S. Poulsen and U. Sochting: Department of Mycology, Botanical Institute, University of Copenhagen, Ø Farimagsgade 2D, DK-1353 Copenhagen K, Denmark.
H. T. Lumbsch
Affiliation:
I. Schmitt and H. T. Lumbsch: Botanisches Institut. Universitat Essen, D-45117 Essen, Germany.

Abstract

The subantarctic genus Orceolina is revised and two species are accepted, i.e. Orceolina antarctica Mull. Arg. R. S. Poulsen Søchting comb. nov. and Orceolina kerguelensis (Tuck.) Hertel. Descriptions of the species are provided. In addition the phylogeny of the genus Orceolina and allied taxa was investigated using nucleotide sequences of the LSU rRNA gene. Sequences from these regions of nine agyrialean fungi were aligned to those of four representatives of Pertusariales used as outgroup. The alignment was analysed cladistically using maximum parsimony. The two Orceolina clustered together within the Agyriaceae. The placement in the family is supported by high bootstrap values and the Kishino-Hasegawa test.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © British Lichen Society 2001

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