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We are particularly indebted to Mark R. D. Seaward (University of Bradford) and Michaela Schmull (Harvard University) for assistance in elucidating Taylor's handwriting styles, and also to Michaela for detailed information on Taylor material in FH and the loan of the lectotype. We acknowledge the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion (CGL2010-21646) for providing main funds for this research, to grant CGL2008-01600 from the same ministry for facilitating the involvement of DLH, Ramon y Cajal grant (RYC02007-01576) to PKD, and the Universidad Complutense de Madrid for all complementary facilities. Sequencing was carried out at the Unidad de Genomica (Parque Cientifico de Madrid, UCM) and we thank especially M. Isabel Garcia Saez.

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Parmelia sulcata (Ascomycota: Parmeliaceae), a sympatric monophyletic species complex

Publicated to:Lichenologist. 43 (6): 585-601 - 2011-11-01 43(6), DOI: 10.1017/S0024282911000521

Authors: del Carmen Molina, Maria; Divakar, Pradeep K; Millanes, Ana M; Sanchez, Edinson; Del-Prado, Ruth; Hawksworth, David L; Crespo, Ana

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Univ Complutense Madrid, Fac Farm, Dept Biol Vegetal 2, E-28040 Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Rey Juan Carlos, Depar Biol & Geol, ESCET, E-28933 Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

Recently, the number of cryptic species known has increased considerably, showing that species diversity has in many cases been underestimated in the past. Parmelia sulcata is a widely distributed species and one of the most common taxa in temperate Europe. The first intra-specific molecular studies on P. sulcata showed an unexpectedly high genetic variability. In the present work, we study the biodiversity of this taxon including specimens from four continents and using three molecular markers (nuITS, nuIGS rDNA, and partial beta-tubulin gene). Two monophyletic groups of P. sulcata were encountered; one of these is epitypified as P. sulcata s. str and the other one is segregated as the new cryptic species P. encryptata sp. nov. Issues surrounding the lectotypification of Parmelia sulcata have also been elucidated.

Keywords

Beta-tubulinCryptic speciesDnaGenealogical approachGenetic distancesGroup i intronGroup-i intronsLecanoralesLichensMolecular phylogenyPair conceptParmelia encryptataPhylogenetic-relationshipsRibosomal-rnaSpecies conceptsSsu rdnaTypification

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Lichenologist due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2011, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q3 for the agency WoS (JCR) in the category Plant Sciences.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 4.48, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jun 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-06-27, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 51
  • Scopus: 51

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-27:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 47.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 47 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 3.
  • The number of mentions on Wikipedia: 3 (Altmetric).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Molina Cobos, María Carmen) .