Molecular data support placement of Cameronia in Ostropomycetidae (Lecanoromycetes, Ascomycota)

By

Lumbsch, Thorsten
Kantvilas, Gintaras
Parnmen, Sittiporn

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012

Original Publication

MycoKeys

Volume

5

Pages

31-44

Subjects

Cameroniaceae , Lichens , new family , Tasmania , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers 2011-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.5.4140

 

Abstract

The phylogenetic position of the Tasmanian endemic genus Cameronia Kantvilas is studied using partial sequences of nuclear LSU and mitochondrial SSU ribosomal DNA. Monophyly of the genus is supported, as is its placement in Ostropomycetidae, although its position within this subclass remains uncertain. Given the lack of close relatives to Cameronia and its morphological differences compared to other families with perithecioid ascomata in Ostropomycetidae, the new family Cameroniaceae Kantvilas & Lumbsch is proposed.