Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
The plot thickens: haploid and triploid-like thalli, hybridization, and biased mating type ratios in Letharia
S. L. Ament-Velasquez, V. Tuovinen, L. Bergström…·H. Johannesson
The paper investigates the reproductive biology of Letharia fungi, finding haploidy in some specimens and triploid-like features in others, suggesting hybridization and asexual reproduction in certain regions.
DOI 10.3389/ffunb.2021.656386