Abstract
ABSTRACTThe lichensTephromela atraandTephromela grumosawere studied in detail using various techniques, including morphological identification, biochemical taxonomy (chemotaxonomy), anatomical, and molecular characterization. The molecular characterization ofTephromela atraandTephromela grumosa(Pers.) Hafelner & Cl. Roux was analyzed using internal transcribed spacer rDNA (ITS1) genes and the sequences obtained were compared with the ITS sequences of the otherTephromelaspecies in GenBank (NCBI). The sequences were analyzed against reference sequences from the GenBank databases using the programs; BLAST, ClustalW, and MEGA11. The phylogenetic relationship was evaluated. The results show that some samples ofTephromela atraobtained in this study are closer to the same species isolated from Greece, while other samples are closer to other samples isolated from Italy and Austria. Moreover, theTephromela grumosaisolated from Eskisehir Bozdag Mountain form a separate branch closer to theTephromela grumosasamples isolated from Italy. Our study shows that lichens are an important source of biodiversity in Türkiye, which has a high species richness in Anatolia.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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