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Citation for Study 15783

Citation title: "A single macrolichen constitutes hundreds of unrecognized species".

Study name: "A single macrolichen constitutes hundreds of unrecognized species".

This study is part of submission 15783 (Status: Published).

Citation

L?cking R., Dal-forno M., Sikaroodi M., Gillevet P., Bungartz F., Moncada B., Yanez A., Coca L.F., Chaves J., & Lawrey J. 2014. A single macrolichen constitutes hundreds of unrecognized species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America., .

Authors

• L?cking R.
• Dal-forno M.
• Sikaroodi M.
• Gillevet P.
• Bungartz F.
• Moncada B.
• Yanez A.
• Coca L.F.
• Chaves J.
• Lawrey J.

Abstract

The number of Fungi is estimated at between 1.5 and 3 million. Lichenized species are thought to make up a comparatively small portion of this figure, with unrecognized species richness hidden among little-studied, tropical microlichens. Recent findings, however, suggest that some macrolichens contain a large number of unrecognized taxa, increasing known species richness by an order of magnitude or more. Here we report the existence of at least 126 species in what until recently was believed to be a single taxon: the basidiolichen fungus Dictyonema glabratum, also known as Cora pavonia. Notably, these species are not cryptic but morphologically distinct. A predictive model suggests an even larger number, with over 400 species. These results call into question species concepts in presumably well-known macrolichens and demonstrate the need for accurately documenting such species richness, given the importance of these lichens in endangered ecosystems such as paramos and the alarming potential for species losses throughout the tropics.

Keywords

basidiolichens | diversification | global species richness prediction | Hygrophoraceae | paramos

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  	 author = {Robert  L?cking and Manuela  Dal-Forno and Masoumeh  Sikaroodi and Patrick M.  Gillevet and Frank  Bungartz and Bibiana  Moncada and Alba  Yanez and Luis Fernando Coca and Jose Luis  Chaves and James D.  Lawrey},
  	 title = {A single macrolichen constitutes hundreds of unrecognized species},
  	 year = {2014},
  	 keywords = {basidiolichens | diversification | global species richness prediction | Hygrophoraceae | paramos},
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  	 journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.},
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  	 abstract = {The number of Fungi is estimated at between 1.5 and 3 million. Lichenized species are thought to make up a comparatively small portion of this figure, with unrecognized species richness hidden among little-studied, tropical microlichens. Recent findings, however, suggest that some macrolichens contain a large number of unrecognized taxa, increasing known species richness by an order of magnitude or more. Here we report the existence of at least 126 species in what until recently was believed to be a single taxon: the basidiolichen fungus Dictyonema glabratum, also known as Cora pavonia. Notably, these species are not cryptic but morphologically distinct. A predictive model suggests an even larger number, with over 400 species. These results call into question species concepts in presumably well-known macrolichens and demonstrate the need for accurately documenting such species richness, given the importance of these lichens in endangered ecosystems such as paramos and the alarming potential for species losses throughout the tropics.}
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  ID  - 23183
  AU  - L?cking,Robert 
  AU  - Dal-Forno,Manuela 
  AU  - Sikaroodi,Masoumeh 
  AU  - Gillevet,Patrick M. 
  AU  - Bungartz,Frank 
  AU  - Moncada,Bibiana 
  AU  - Yanez,Alba 
  AU  - Coca,Luis Fernando
  AU  - Chaves,Jose Luis 
  AU  - Lawrey,James D. 
  T1  - A single macrolichen constitutes hundreds of unrecognized species
  PY  - 2014
  KW  - basidiolichens | diversification | global species richness prediction | Hygrophoraceae | paramos
  UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
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  JF  - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
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