Survey of Lichenized Fungi DNA Barcodes on King George Island (Antarctica): An Aid to Species Discovery.

ABSTRACT: DNA barcoding is a powerful method for the identification of lichenized fungi groups for which the diversity is already well-represented in nucleotide databases, and an accurate, robust taxonomy has been established. However, the effectiveness of DNA barcoding for identification is expected to be limited for understudied taxa or regions. One such region is Antarctica, where, despite the importance of lichens and lichenized fungi identification, their genetic diversity is far from characterized. The aim of this exploratory study was to survey the lichenized fungi diversity of King George Island using a fungal barcode marker as an initial identification tool. Samples were collected unrestricted to specific taxa in coastal areas near Admiralty Bay. Most samples were identified using the barco

SUBMITTER: La Torre RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10219471 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature