P. Halonen, L. Myllys, S. Velmala and H. Hyvärinen 2009: Gowardia (Parmeliaceae) ― a new alectorioid lichen genus with two species. - The Bryologist112(1): 138-146. [RLL List # 214 / Rec.# 30858] Keywords: NEW TAXA/ GOWARDIA/ ALECTORIA/ ITS/ GAPDH/ ARCTIC/ CANADA/ RUSSIA/ FINLAND/ MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS
Abstract: [New: Gowardia gen. nov., G. arctica sp. nov. (Arctic Canada, Russia), and G. nigricans (Ach.) comb. nov. Support for the new genus comes from ITS and GAPDH sequence data as well as morphology and secondary chemistry. "Alectoria vancouverensis is documented from Finland, which is the first report of the species outside the Pacific coast of North America."]