Phylogenetic Classification at Generic Level in the Absence of Distinct Phylogenetic Patterns of Phenotypical Variation: A Case Study in Graphidaceae (Ascomycota)

Sittiporn Parnmen; Robert Lücking; H. Thorsten Lumbsch

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0051392

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Phylogenetic Classification at Generic Level in the Absence of Distinct Phylogenetic Patterns of Phenotypical Variation: A Case Study in Graphidaceae (Ascomycota)

Sittiporn Parnmen,

Affiliation Botany Department, The Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Robert Lücking,

Affiliation Botany Department, The Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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H. Thorsten Lumbsch

* E-mail: tlumbsch@fieldmuseum.org

Affiliation Botany Department, The Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Phylogenetic Classification at Generic Level in the Absence of Distinct Phylogenetic Patterns of Phenotypical Variation: A Case Study in Graphidaceae (Ascomycota)

Sittiporn Parnmen,
Robert Lücking,
H. Thorsten Lumbsch

Published: December 12, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051392

About the Authors

Sittiporn Parnmen

Affiliation Botany Department, The Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Robert Lücking

Affiliation Botany Department, The Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

H. Thorsten Lumbsch

* E-mail: tlumbsch@fieldmuseum.org

Affiliation Botany Department, The Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HTL RL. Performed the experiments: SP. Analyzed the data: SP RL HTL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SP. Wrote the paper: SP HTL.

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