Wedin, M./ Jørgensen, P. M./ Wiklund, E. 2007: Massalongiaceae fam. nov., an overlooked monophyletic group among the cyanobacterial lichens (Peltigerales, Lecanoromycetes, Ascomycota). - Lichenologist39(1): 61-67. [RLL List # 206 / Rec.# 29339] Keywords: MASSALONGIACEAE/ NEW TAXA/ PELTIGERALES/ MTSSU/ NULSU R DNA/ MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS/ CLASSIFICATION
Abstract: [Based on mtSSU and nuLSU rDNA sequence datasets and morphological characters, Leptochidium and Polychidium form a monophyletic group with Massalongia, here recognized as the Massalongiaceae fam. nov.