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The oldest sequenced fungal specimen

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 January 2013

David L. HAWKSWORTH*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología Vegetal II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza Ramón y Caja, Madrid 28040, Spain; and Department of Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK. Email: [email protected]

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Copyright © British Lichen Society 2013

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