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PHYLOGENETIC DIVERSITY OF TRENTEPOHLIALEAN ALGAE ASSOCIATED WITH LICHEN-FORMING FUNGI.
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Journal of Phycology . Apr2011, Vol. 47 Issue 2, p282-290. 9p. 1 Diagram. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Nearly one-fourth of the lichen-forming fungi associate with trentepohlialean algae, yet their genetic diversity remains unknown. Recent work focusing on free-living trentepohlialean algae has provided a phylogenetic context within which questions regarding the lichenization of these algae can be asked. Here, we concentrated our sampling on trentepohlialean algae from lichens producing a diversity of growth forms (fruticose and crustose) over a broad geographic substratum, ecological, and phylogenetic range. We have demonstrated that there is no evidence for a single clade of strictly lichenized algae; rather, a wide range demonstrated the ability to associate with lichenized fungi. Variation was also observed among trentepohlialean algae in lichens from a single geographic area and tree, suggesting that fungi in close proximity can associate with different trentepohlialean algae, consistent with the findings of trebouxiophycean algae and cyanobacteria. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00223646
- Volume :
- 47
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Phycology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 59765024
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1529-8817.2011.00962.x