Keywords: higher-level taxonomy/ lichen-forming fungi/ lichenized fungi/ phylogeny
Abstract: A taxonomic scheme for lichens and allied fungi that synthesizes scientific knowledge from a variety of sources is presented. The system put forth here is intended both (1) to provide a skeletal outline of the lichens and allied fungi that can be used as a provisional filing and databasing scheme by lichen herbarium/data managers and (2) to announce the online presence of an official taxonomy that will define the scope of the newly formed International Committee for the Nomenclature of Lichens and Allied Fungi (ICNLAF). The online version of the taxonomy presented here will continue to evolve along with our understanding of the organisms.
Notes: Updated online version available at: http://sweetgum.nybg.org/lichens/; new family: Fissurinaceae Hodkinson (based on Fissurinoideae Rivas-Plata, Lücking and Lumbsch).
URL: http://sweetgum.nybg.org/lichens/
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