Cloe Pogoda
PremiseLichens are fungi that enter into obligate symbioses with photosynthesizing organisms (algae, cyanobacteria). Traditional narratives of lichens as binary symbiont pairs have given way to their recognition as dynamic metacommunities.
Diatoms are the most diverse lineage of algae, but the diversity of their chloroplast genomes, particularly within a genus, has not been well documented. Herein, we present three chloroplast genomes from the genus听Halamphora听(H.听
Recent lichenological investigations of Fox Hills Formation sandstone outcrops in Colorado听resulted in the discovery of three populations that represent an undescribed member of the Lecanora dispersa group (录Myriolecis). This new species is