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On the systematic position of the lichen genus Heppia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2007

Matthias Schultz  and
Burkhard Büdel
Matthias Schultz
Affiliation:
Institut für Allgemeine Botanik der Universität Hamburg, Ohnhorststr. 18, D-22609 Hamburg, Germany
Burkhard Büdel
Affiliation:
Abteilung Allgemeine Botanik, Fachbereich Biologie Universität Kaiserslautern, D-67653 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Abstract

The systematic position of the lichen genus Heppia in the order Lichinales was investigated. 18S rDNA sequence data were analyzed using a Bayesian approach to infer phylogeny using Markov chain Monte Carlo methods. The Lichinales are divided at family level into the sister groups Lichinaceae and Peltulaceae. The genus Heppia forms a highly supported clade in the family Lichinaceae. It is shown that the genus Heppia is morphologically well circumscribed within the Lichinaceae. As a nomenclatural consequence, the family name Heppiaceae is placed into synonymy under the older name Lichinaceae.

Keywords

HeppiaHeppiaceaeLichinaceaesystematicsBayesian phylogeny
Type
Research Article
Information
The Lichenologist , Volume 35 , Issue 2 , March 2003 , pp. 151 - 156
Copyright
Copyright © British Lichen Society 2003

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