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Microsatellite markers for Dictyochloropsis reticulata (Trebouxiophyceae), the symbiotic alga of the lichen Lobaria pulmonaria (L.)

Dal Grande, Francesco ; Widmer, Ivo ; Beck, Andreas ; Scheidegger, Christoph

In: Conservation Genetics, 2010, vol. 11, no. 3, p. 1147-1149

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    Title
    • Microsatellite markers for Dictyochloropsis reticulata (Trebouxiophyceae), the symbiotic alga of the lichen Lobaria pulmonaria (L.)
    Author
    • Dal Grande, Francesco. Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, WSL Swiss Federal Research Institute, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
    • Widmer, Ivo. Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, WSL Swiss Federal Research Institute, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
    • Beck, Andreas. Department of Lichenology and Bryology, Botanische Staatssammlung München, 80638, Munich, Germany
    • Scheidegger, Christoph. Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, WSL Swiss Federal Research Institute, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
    Document Type
    • Postprint
    OAI-PMH Identifier
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:310992
    Summary
    We isolated and characterized eight microsatellite markers for Dictyochloropsis reticulata, the primary photosynthetic partner of the epiphytic lichen Lobaria pulmonaria. These are the first microsatellite loci reported for a lichen symbiotic alga. These polymorphic markers will be useful for investigating spatial genetic structure, biogeography and dispersal of this eukaryotic alga and will generally shed light on the coevolution of the green-algal lichen symbioses