ITS sequences of nuclear ribosomal DNA support the generic placement and the disjunct range of Plagiochila (Adelanthus) carringtonii

ISSN
1290-0796
Date Issued
2002
Author(s)
Renker, Carsten
Heinrichs, Jochen
Proschold, T.
DOI
10.1016/S1290-0796(02)85006-4
Abstract
According to phylogenetic analyses of nrDNA ITS1 and ITS2 sequences (including the 5.8S unit) Plagiochila carringtonii and P carringtonii subsp, lobuchensis form a monophyletic lineage, Plagiochilo carringtonii is sister to P sandei, type species of P. sect. Cucullatae, and is placed in a clade with P. asplenioides and P porelloides of sect. Plagiochila. A placement of Plagiochila (Adelanthus) carringtonii in another genus is clearly rejected by Kishino-Hasegawa-tests. Infraspecific ITS variation in Plagiochila can be high and potentially provides a tool for the analysis of dispersal events.