Lichen Lab, BYU

An undescribed rock posy lichen from the Great Basin.

Can you make taxonomy at deeper ranks comparable? http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13225-017-0379-z

Using a temporal phylogenetic method to harmonize family- and genus-level classification in the largest clade of lichen-forming fungi Although classification at supra-specific ranks is inherently arbitrary, comparable taxonomic ranks within clades can facilitate more consistent classifications and objective comparisons among taxa. D

New research from the lichen lab describes a new genus and species from coastal forests in Southeast Asia: http://mycokeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=12528

Kalbionora palaeotropica, a new genus and species from coastal forests in Southeast Asia and Australia (Malmideaceae, Ascomycota) A new species and genus, Kalbionora palaeotropica, is described for a crustose lichen occurring in coastal forests in Thailand, Vietnam, and northeastern Australia. It is morphologically similar to Malmidea and Eugeniella, but differing in morphological and chemical characters. The single known spec...

Recently one of our Lab member published a paper in North West Fungi. You can check his paper by clicking following links
http://www.pnwfungi.org/pdf_files/manuscripts_volume_6/naf20118.pdf

http://www.pnwfungi.org/pdf_files/manuscripts_volume_6/naf20118.pdf