Special Interest Group Meeting

Cryptic speciation in lichen forming fungi

Conveners

Ana Crespo, University Complutense of Madrid, Spain
H. Thorsten Lumbsch, The Fieldmuseum, Chicago Ill, USA

There is a growing body of evidence that the classical species concept in lichenized fungi does not reflect the evolutionary relationships among these groups of fungi. Morphological and chemical characters being shown to be of limited value to discover and recognised cryptic species. This opportunity is perfect to summarize this knowledge and to discuss future steps to better understand species circumscriptions in lichenized fungi.

Presentations will be of 15 min and 5 min for discussion.

Schedule and speakers

Sunday 1st August, 10-12.30h

10.00
Welcome by Conveners

10.05- 10.30
David L. Hawksworth, University Complutense of Madrid, Spain
Cryptic speciation: how common is it and how should it be handled taxonomically?

10.30-10.50
Lucia Muggia, Institute of Plant Science, Graz, Austria
Implication of the morphological and phylogenetic species concepts in lichens

10.50-11.10
Sergio Pérez-Ortega, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
Species delimitation in lichens: using morphology and molecular markers to evaluate species boundaries

11.10-11.30
Sittiporn Parnmen, Ramkamhaeng University, Bangkok, Thailand
Generic boundaries of Cladia and the cryptic complexity of the Cladia aggregata complex

11.30-11.50
Jano Núñez-Zapata, University Complutense of Madrid, Spain
Cryptic species in the lichen forming fungus Parmelina tiliacea (Ascomycota)

11.50- 12.10
Pradeep K. Divakar, University Complutense of Madrid, Spain
An overview on hidden diversity in Parmeliaceae

12.10-12.30
Conclusions by Conveners