• A regional study of the genus Phyllopsora (Ramalinaceae) in Asia and Melanesia 

      Kistenich, Sonja Daniela; Bendiksby, Mika; Vairappan, Charles S.; Weerakoon, Gothamie; Wijesundara, Siril; Wolseley, Patricia; Timdal, Einar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Phyllopsora is a crustose to squamulose lichen genus inhabiting the bark of trees in moist tropical forests and rainforests. Species identification is generally challenging and is mainly based on ascospore morphology, ...
    • Climate and land-use drive the functional composition of vascular plant assemblages across Norway 

      Petersen, Tanja Kofod; Vuorinen, Katariina Elsa M; Bendiksby, Mika; Speed, James David Mervyn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Traditionally, biogeography has described the distribution of species. But as plant functional traits and functional diversity underpin ecosystem dynamics, understanding drivers of functional diversity at biogeographical ...
    • Combining population genomics and ecological niche modeling to assess taxon limits between Carex jemtlandica and C. lepidocarpa 

      Nygård, Malene Østreng; Kemppainen, Petri; Speed, James D. M.; Elven, Reidar; Flatberg, Kjell Ivar; Galten, Leif Persen; Yousefi, Narjes; Solstad, Heidi; Bendiksby, Mika (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Carex section Ceratocystis (Cyperaceae) is a group of recently evolved plant species, in which hybridization is frequent, introgression is documented, taxonomy is complex, and morphological boundaries are vague. Within ...
    • Considerations and consequences of allowing DNA sequence data as types of fungal taxa 

      Zamora, Juan Carlos; Svensson, Måns; Kirschner, Roland; Olariaga, Ibai; Ryman, Svengunnar; Parra, Luis Alberto; Geml, József; Rosling, Anna; Adamčík, Slavomír; Ahti, Teuvo; Aime, M. Catherine; Ainsworth, Martyn; Albert, László; Alberto, Altés Garcia; Albertó, Edgardo; Aronsen, Arne; Arup, Ulf; Asgari, Didier; Assyov, Boris; Atienza, Violeta; Bandini, Ditte; Baptista-Ferreira, João Luís; Baral, Hans-Otto; Bendiksby, Mika; Bendiksen, Egil; Bendiksen, Katriina; Brandrud, Tor Erik; Frisch, Andreas; Gulden, Gro; Høiland, Klaus; Holien, Håkon; Jørgensen, Per Magnus; Larsson, Karl-Henrik; Mathiassen, Geir Harald; Ronikier, Anna; Salcedo, Isabel; Schulz, Barbara; Schumacher, Trond; Senn-Irlet, Beatrice; Spribille, Toby; Taskin, Hatira; Timdal, Einar; Tønsberg, Tor; Vellinga, Else C; Vizzini, Alfredo; Vetlesen, Per; Voglmayr, Hermann; Wedin, Mats; Weholt, Øyvind; Westberg, Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Nomenclatural type definitions are one of the most important concepts in biological nomenclature. Being physical objects that can be re-studied by other researchers, types permanently link taxonomy (an artificial agreement ...
    • Contrasting spatial, temporal and environmental patterns in observation and specimen based species occurrence data 

      Speed, James David Mervyn; Bendiksby, Mika; Finstad, Anders Gravbrøt; Hassel, Kristian; Kolstad, Anders Lorentzen; Prestø, Tommy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Species occurrence data records the location and time of an encounter with a species, and is valuable for many aspects of ecological and evolutionary analyses. A key distinction within species occurrence data is between ...
    • Contrasting spatial, temporal and environmental patterns in observation and specimen based species occurrence data 

      Speed, James David Mervyn; Bendiksby, Mika; Finstad, Anders Gravbrøt; Hassel, Kristian; Kolstad, Anders Lorentzen; Prestø, Tommy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Species occurrence data records the location and time of an encounter with a species, and is valuable for many aspects of ecological and evolutionary analyses. A key distinction within species occurrence data is between ...
    • Differential patterns of floristic phylogenetic diversity across a post-glacial landscape 

      Mienna, Ida M.; Speed, James David Mervyn; Bendiksby, Mika; Thornhill, Andrew H.; Mishler, Brent D; Martin, Michael David (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Aim: In this study, we explored spatial patterns of phylogenetic diversity (PD) and end-emism in the flora of Norway and tested hypothesized post-glacial environmental drivers of PD, including temperature, precipitation, ...
    • DNA Sequencing Historical Lichen Specimens 

      Kistenich, Sonja; Halvorsen, Rune; Schrøder-Nielsen, Audun; Thorbek, Birgitte Lisbeth Graae; Timdal, Einar; Bendiksby, Mika (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Biological specimens in natural history collections worldwide are increasingly being used in biogeographical, environmental, and taxonomic studies. For their meaningful use, correct species identification is crucial. For ...
    • Draft genome sequence and annotation of the lichen-forming fungus Arthonia radiata 

      Armstrong, Ellie E.; Prost, Stefan; Ertz, Damien; Westberg, Martin; Frisch, Andreas; Bendiksby, Mika (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      We report here the draft de novo genome assembly, transcriptome assembly, and annotation of the lichen-forming fungus Arthonia radiata (Pers.) Ach., the type species for Arthoniomycetes, a class of lichen-forming, ...
    • Fusarium: more than a node or a foot-shaped basal cell 

      Crous, Pedro W.; Lombard, L.; Sandoval-Denis, M; Seifert, K.A; Schroers, H.-J; Chavern, P; Gené, J; Guarro, J; Hirooka, Y; Bensch, K; Kema, G.H.J; Lamprecht, S.C.; Cai, L.; Rossman, A-Y.; Stadler, M; Summerbell, R.C.; Taylor, J.W; Ploch, S.; Visagie, C.M; Yilmaz, N; Frisvad, J.C; Abdel-Azeem, A.M; Abdollahzadeh, J.; Abdolrasouli, A.; Akulov, A.; Alberts, J.F; Araujo, J.P.M; Ariyawansa, H.A.; Bakshshi, M; Bendiksby, Mika; Ben Hadj Amor, A.; Bezerra, J.D.P.; Boekhout, T.; Câmara, M.P.S.; Carbia, M.; Cardinali, G.; Castañeda-Ruiz, R.F.; Celis, A.; Chaturvedi, V.; Collemare, J.; Croll, D.; Damm, U.; Decock, C.A.; de Vries, R.P; Ezekiel, C.N.; Fan, X.L; Zamora, Juan Carlos; Zare, R; Zhang, C.L.; Thines, M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Recent publications have argued that there are potentially serious consequences for researchers in recognising distinct genera in the terminal fusarioid clade of the family Nectriaceae. Thus, an alternate hypothesis, namely ...
    • The Future of DNA Barcoding: Reflections from Early Career Researchers 

      Grant, Danielle M.; Brodnicke, Ole Bjørn; Evankow, Ann; Ferreira, André O.; Fontes, João T.; Hansen, Aslak Kappel; Jensen, Mads Reinholdt; Kalaycı, Tuğba Ergül; Leeper, Alexandra Eve Joyce; Patil, Shalaka Kiran; Prati, Sebastian; Reunamo, Anna; Roberts, Aradhana J; Shigdel, Rajesh; Tyukosova, Valentina; Bendiksby, Mika; Blaalid, Rakel; Costa, Filipe O.; Hollingsworth, Peter M.; Stur, Elisabeth; Ekrem, Torbjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Over the last two decades, the use of DNA barcodes has transformed our ability to identify and assess life on our planet. Both strengths and weaknesses of the method have been exemplified through thousands of peer-reviewed ...
    • Genome sequencing and phylogenomic analysis of the devastating plant pathogen Phytophthora infestans 

      Niroula, Dhirendra (Master thesis, 2018)
      The oomycete P. infestans is a plant pathogen responsible for late blight of potato and tomato. This rapidly evolving pathogen is of persistent concern because of the damage it has caused since the infamous Irish famine ...
    • Hidden diversity and host specificity of Pertusaria-residing Tremella fungi in Norway 

      Kirkhus, Mika (Master thesis, 2022)
      Usynlig for det blotte øyet, er mangfoldet av lavboende Tremella sopper ganske sikkert sterkt undervurdert. Tremella sopper kan noen ganger observeres med fruktlegemener på laver (symptomatisk). Dens vanligste livsform er ...
    • Increasing Cervidae populations have variable impacts on habitat suitability for threatened forest plant and lichen species 

      Speed, James David Mervyn; Austrheim, Gunnar; Bendiksby, Mika; Kolstad, Anders Lorentzen; Vuorinen, Katariina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Large herbivores play a key role in temperate and boreal forest ecosystems. Cervidae (deer) population densities and community structure have undergone drastic changes in many parts of the world over the past decades, often ...
    • Integrative biosystematics and conservation genomics – holistic studies of two red-listed plants in Norway 

      Nygård, Malene Østreng (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2022:68, Doctoral thesis, 2022)
      We are currently facing a rapid decline in biodiversity. More than 20% of all plants are threatened by extinction. Loss of plants may have drastic effects on our lives as they represent a fundamental part of the biodiversity ...
    • Integrative taxonomy confirms three species of Coniocarpon (Arthoniaceae) in Norway 

      Frisch, Andreas; Moen, Victoria Stornes; Grube, Martin; Bendiksby, Mika (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    • Interesting lichenized and lichenicolous fungi found during the Nordic Lichen Society excursion in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway 2015 

      Holien, Håkon; Frisch, Andreas; Jonsson, Fredrik; Klepsland, Jon T.; Millanes, Ana M.; Motiejunaite, Jurga; Prieto, Maria; Pykälä, Juha; Suija, Ave; Tsurykau, Andrei; Westberg, Martin; Bendiksby, Mika (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      In August 2015, the Nordic Lichen Society held its 21st bi-annual meeting and excursion in Steinkjer, Nord- Trøndelag, Norway. During the excursion various habitats, including boreal rainforest, calcareous rocks with pine ...
    • Molecular systematics and character evolution in the lichen family Ramalinaceae (Ascomycota: Lecanorales) 

      Kistenich, Sonja; Timdal, Einar; Bendiksby, Mika; Ekman, Stefan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The Ramalinaceae is the fourth‐largest family of lichenized ascomycetes with 42 genera and 913 species exhibiting considerable morphological variation. Historically, generic boundaries in the Ramalinaceae were primarily ...
    • Molekylær systematikk og artsavgrensning av Coniocarpon og Arthonia punctiformis s.lat. (Arthoniaceae) i Norge 

      Moen, Victoria Stornes (Master thesis, 2019)
      Mangfoldet og utbredelsen av mange grupper skorpelav er ukjent, mye på grunn av homoplasi og fenotypisk plastisitet. Mange lav fungerer som indikator arter for habitatkvalitet og er dermed av stor betydning innen ...
    • New and noteworthy lichens and lichenicolous fungi from Norway 

      Frisch, Andreas; Klepsland, Jon T; Palice, Zdenek; Bendiksby, Mika; Tønsberg, Tor; Holien, Håkon (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Twelve species of lichens and lichenicolous fungi are reported as new to Fennoscandia. Additionally, we report 19 species as new to Norway. New localites are given for 47 rare or seldom collected species. The new combination ...