DNA barcoding of lichens and biosystematics; the case studies of genera: Cladonia, Placynthium and Solenopsora

The main motivation for this project is a situation of shared research questions, complementary competences, and a desire for knowledge and data sharing, both taxonomically and methodologically, between Masaryk University and NTNU. On the lichenology side, there was a motivation for nourishing and fomalizing a dawning network of european lichen systematists. All involved, both the core participants (Bendiksby, Holien and Košuthová) and the accompanyiong scientists (Guttová, Steinová, Timdal, Wedin and Westberg), have some form of ongoing work with at least one participant of this project. However, their respective networks and competences are not the same, and new connections within the group has been made in the present project.