Arup, U./ Ekman, S./ Grube, M./ Mattsson, J.-E./ Wedin, M. 2007: The sister group relation of Parmeliaceae (Lecanorales, Ascomycota). - Mycologia99(1): 42-49. [RLL List # 207 / Rec.# 28405] Keywords: PARMELIACEAE/ MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS/ GYPSOPLACA/ MRSSU/ NRLSU/ PROTOPARMELIA/ LECANORALES
Abstract: ["The results show that the closest relatives to Parmeliaceae are the two genera Protoparmelia and Gypsoplaca, which are crustose lichens. Parmeliaceae in our sense is a well supported group, including also the family segregates Alectoriaceae, Hypogymniaceae, Usneaceae and Anziaceae."