A New Cryptic Lineage in Parmeliaceae (Ascomycota) with Pharmacological Properties.

ABSTRACT: We used molecular data to address species delimitation in a species complex of the parmelioid genus Canoparmelia and compare the pharmacological properties of the two clades identified. We used HPLC_DAD_MS chromatography to identify and quantify the secondary substances and used a concatenated data set of three ribosomal markers to infer phylogenetic relationships. Some historical herbarium specimens were also examined. We found two groups that showed distinct pharmacological properties. The phylogenetic study supported the separation of these two groups as distinct lineages, which are here accepted as distinct species: Canoparmelia caroliniana occurring in temperate to tropical ecosystems of a variety of worldwide localities, including America, Macaronesia, south-west Europe

SUBMITTER: Garrido-Huescar E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9409757 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature