M. Westberg, U. Arup and I. Kärnefelt 2007: Phylogenetic studies in the Candelariaceae (lichenized Ascomycota) based on nuclear ITS DNA sequence data. - Mycological Research111(11): 1277-1284. [RLL List # 210 / Rec.# 30450] Keywords: CANDELARIACEAE/ CANDELARIA/ CANDELARIELLA/ CANDELINA/ ITS/ MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS/ LECANOROMYCETES/ PLACOMARONEA
Abstract: [Study of 33 taxa. "The resulting trees were poorly resolved and strong support was only found for terminal clades. However, the results indicate that polyspored asci have evolved a limited number of times within the family and appear in four clades. Candelaria is probably polyphyletic and should possibly be restricted to comprise only polyspored species with a lower cortex."]