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Linnaean lichen names and their typification.

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The typification of the 109 names of lichens described by Linnaeus is discussed; 50 lectotypes, 24 epitypes and eight neotypes are newly designated and six Linnaean names which have not been in use for a long time are treated as species non satis notae.
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This article is published in Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.The article was published on 1994-08-01. It has received 50 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Typification.

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A new taxonomy of the family Teloschistaceae

TL;DR: A first phylogenetic evaluation of a large part of the lichen family Teloschistaceae, including a total of 337 species, shows the large plasticity in both morphological and anatomical characters between closely related species within genera, indicating the low value of these as evolutionary markers.
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Ribosomal DNA and β-tubulin data do not support the separation of the lichens Usnea florida and U. subfloridana as distinct species

TL;DR: The lichens Usnea florida and U. subfloridana have since long been recognised as distinct species, but they show many similarities in morphology, but have different reproductive strategies.
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A First Assessment of the Ticolichen Biodiversity Inventory in Costa Rica: The Genus Graphis, with Notes on the Genus Hemithecium (Ascomycota: Ostropales: Graphidaceae)

TL;DR: The genus Graphis sensu Staiger is treated as a further contribution to the TICOLICHEN biodiversity inventory in Costa Rica, and the following 25 species are described as new.
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