Lucía Muggia

The paper examines the phylogenetic diversity of Xanthoria parietina and its associated Trebouxia phycobionts across the Mediterranean, showing how photobiont climatic preferences influence the lichen's ecological distribution.

This study uses genome-scale data to resolve the phylogeny of Lecanoraceae, finding that while more data improve resolution, increasing gene count alone cannot fully clarify deep relationships.

The paper compares carbohydrate-degrading enzyme gene inventories in lichen fungal symbionts and non-symbiont fungi, finding that lichen symbionts retain these genes despite lower numbers, suggesting functional diversity and potential for external carbon sources.