Collaborators

Current and Past Resident Field Museum Personnel

	H. Thorsten Lumbsch, PhD, Associate Curator and Project PI, The Field Museum, Chicago: Project leader, co-ordinates molecular phylogenetic work and evolutionary studies, avid supplier of Swedish Bakery cake on occasions.
	H. Robert Lücking, PhD, Adjunct Curator and Project co-PI, The Field Museum, Chicago: Project co-leader, co-ordinates taxonomic and nomenclatural revisionary work and ecogeographical studies, loves April Fool's day pranks (both ways).
	Matt von Konrat, PhD, Adjunct Curator, The Field Museum, Chicago: Is definitely more into bryophytes than lichens but was instrumental in organizing field work in Oceania (Fiji) and co-authored paper resulting from that endeavor.
	Sittiporn Parnmen ("Kong"), PhD, former Postdoctoral Research Assistant, The Field Museum, Chicago, now Ministry of Public Health, Thailand: Worked his magic to generate many data for co-authored phylogenetic studies.
	Ekaphan Kraichak ("Bier"), PhD, Postdoctoral Research Assistant, The Field Museum, Chicago: Works on character evolution and diversification studies and phylogeny of Graphis scripta, trying to bring order into chaos
	Armin Mangold, PhD, former Graduate Student, The Field Museum, Chicago, now a teacher in Germany: Thesis work on taxonomic and phylogenetic revision of thelotremoid Graphidaceae (former Thelotremataceae) in Australia.
	Eimy Rivas Plata, PhD, former Graduate Student, The Field Museum, Chicago, subsequently Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Duke University, currently Research Associate, The Field Museum, Chicago: Thesis work on phylogenetic revision of tribe Ocellularieae, molecular clock dating of Graphidaceae, and use of Graphidaceae as indicators of forest conservation.
	Matthew P. Nelsen, Graduate Student, The Field Museum and University of Chicago: Finishing thesis work on phylogenetic revision of Trypetheliaceae, diversification of Lecanoromycetes, and evolutionary links between lichen mycobionts and photobionts, but has always time for a little side project in Graphidaceae, such as Heiomasia and Diorygma antillarum.
	Wyatt Gaswick, Research Assistant, The Field Museum, Chicago: Did a splendid job in compiling an interactive internet key for thelotremoid Graphidaceae and develop a conversion script from Excel to the DELTA Intkey format.
	Carrie J. Andrew, PhD, former Laboratory Assistant, The Field Museum, Chicago, now Postdoctoral Research Assistant, University of Oslo, Norway: Helped to clarify the phylogenetic position of what is now Diorygma antillarum.
	Lynika Strozier, Laboratory Assistant, The Field Museum, Chicago, now Graduate Student, University of Chicago: Always there when things need to be sequenced.
	Joelle S. Mbatchou, Laboratory Intern, The Field Museum, De Paul University, and University of Chicago: Got some good molecular data on the enigmatic new genus Heiomasia.
	Ian Medeiros, REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) Intern, The Field Museum, Chicago: Assembles a monographic treatment of the Wirthiotrema clade.
	Luis Allende, REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) Intern, The Field Museum, Chicago: Works to extend the global dataset for Graphis scripta.

North American Collaborators (including Hawaii)

	James C. Lendemer, PhD, New York Botanical Garden: Eastern North America, participant in 2014 Phytotaxa issue describing 175 new species of Graphidaceae, found the first fertile collection of Heiomasia seaveyorum.
	Richard C. Harris, PhD, New York Botanical Garden: Eastern North America, participant in 2014 Phytotaxa issue describing 175 new species of Graphidaceae, many earlier collections from the Neotropics, particularly the Caribbean.
	Bruce McCune, PhD, Oregon State University: Pacific Northwest, collaborated in clarifying the status of Graphis "britannica".
	Ricardo Miranda-Gonzáles, Graduate Student, Oregon State University: Mexican dry forests, collaborated in description of new Mexican Graphis species.
	Manuela Dal-Forno, Graduate Student, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia: Did her Master thesis on Graphidaceae in Brazil, then switched to basidiolichens, but never forgets her roots.
	Ralph S. Common, East Lansing, formerly Michigan State University: expert in microscopic studies, participant in 2013 Mycokeys Graphidaceae megaphylogeny.
	Clifford W. Smith, PhD, University of Hawaii at Manoa: collaborated in 2013 field work on Oahu.
	Timothy Flynn, National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii: collaborated in 2013 field work on Kauai.
	Philipp Thomas, formerly Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project and Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii: collaborated in 2013 field work on Maui.
	Patrick Bily, The Nature Conservancy, Maui, Hawaii: collaborated in 2013 field work on Maui.
	Daniel Pomaika'i Kaniaupio-Crozier, Maui Soil and Water Conservation Districts and Maunalai Arboretum, Hawaii: collaborated in 2013 field work on Maui.

Central American, Caribbean, and South American Collaborators

	María de los Angeles Herrera-Campos, PhD, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM): all of Mexico, collaborated in description of new Mexican Graphis species.
	Alejandrina Bárcenas-Peña, Graduate Student, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM): currently finishing her doctoral thesis on the taxonomy and ecogeography of Mexican Graphis.
	José Luis Chaves, formerly Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, Costa Rica: collaborated in several monographic treatments of Costa Rican Graphidaceae.
	Joel A. Mercado-Díaz, Botanical Garden Herbarium of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) and International Institute of Tropical Forestry (USFS): participant in 2014 Phytotaxa issue describing 175 new species of Graphidaceae, also participated in 2009 Tuckerman workshop in Florida and the resulting 2011 publication and organized international Graphidaceae workshop in Puerto Rico in 2014 together with Thorsten and Robert.
	Bibiana Moncada, PhD, Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogotá, Colombia: all of Colombia, participant in 2014 Phytotaxa issue describing 175 new species of Graphidaceae, organized several workshops in Colombia.
	Edier Soto-Medina, Graduate Student, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia: thesis work focusing on ecogeographical lichen inventory of the Chocó region, including many Graphidaceae.
	David Diáz Escandón, Graduate Student, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia: thesis work focusing on revision of Heterodermia but collecting also other lichens including Graphidaceae.
	Angélica J. Rincón-Espitia, former Graduate Student, Universidad Nacional and Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogotá, Colombia: thesis work focusing on inventory of crustose lichens in northern Colombia, focusing on Graphis and other Graphidaceae.
	Nathalia Andrea Ramírez Morán, former Undergraduate Student and current Graduate Student, Universidad Javeriana and Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogotá, and Universidad Nacional, Medellín, Colombia: former thesis work focusing on using lichens as bioindicators of forest conservation, current thesis work on the ecological importance of paramo lichens.
	Adriana Isabel Ardila Rios("Chavita"), Undergraduate Student, Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogotá, Colombia: thesis work analysing the impact of planted Eucalyptus monocultures versus natural Quercus forest on lichen diversity and community structure, using lirellate Graphidaceae as a model group.
	Rouchi N. Peláez, Undergraduate Student, Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogotá, Colombia: thesis work undertaking a taxonomic inventory on crustose lichens in the Colombian Llanos, participant in 2014 Phytotaxa issue describing 175 new species of Graphidaceae.
	Luis Fernando Coca, Undergraduate Student, Herbario Universidad de Caldas (FAUC), Manizales, Colombia: Works mainly with the genus Coccocarpia but is also undertaking a general lichen inventory focusing on Graphidaceae and other groups.
	Alejandra Suárez, Laboratory Assistant and prospective Graduate Student, Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas and Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia: experienced microscoper and taxonomist.
	Jesús E. Hernández M., Graduate Student, Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela and Jardín Botánico de Caracas, Universidad Central de Venezuela: thesis work focusing on Venezuelan Graphidaceae, organized two workshops in Venezuela, co-author in 2011 Graphis phylogeny paper and 2013 Graphidaceae phylogeny.
	Frank Bungartz, PhD, Charles Darwin Foundation (AISBL), Puerto Ayora, Galápagos, Ecuador: Local collaborator in the Galápagos Islands, lead author in 2011 inventory of Graphidaceae and co-author in 2013 paper on new subfamily, Redonographoideae.
	Alba Yánez-Ayabaca, Charles Darwin Foundation (AISBL), Puerto Ayora, Galápagos, Ecuador: Local collaborator in the Galápagos Islands and mainland Ecuador.
	Marcela E. S. Cáceres, PhD, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Itabaiana, Brazil: Local collaborator in Brazil, focusing on northeast Brazil, the Atlantic Rain Forest, and the Amazon region; supervisor of several undergraduate and graduate thesis works, participant in 2014 Phytotaxa issue describing 175 new species of Graphidaceae.
	Marcelo P. Marcelli, PhD, Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo, Brazil: Local collaborator in southern Brazil, organized several workshops and a REBEL meeting which made possible the collection of many specimens of Graphidaceae, co-author of new Graphis species.
	Adriano Spielmann, PhD, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Brazil: Local collaborator in southern Brazil, organized REBEL meeting in southwest Brazil which made possible the collection of many specimens of Graphidaceae, co-author of new Graphis species.
	Amanda Barreto, Graduate Student, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Itabaiana and Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil: Previous thesis work on the comparison between Caatinga and Brejos de Altitude in northeast Brazil, current thesis work aims at molecular phylogenetic revision of subfamily Gomphilloideae, focusing on neotropical species.
	Aline A. de Menezes, Graduate Student, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Itabaiana and Universidade Federal da Bahia, São Salvador, Brazil: Previous thesis work on the comparison between Caatinga and Cerradão in terms of lichen species composition, current thesis work aims at predictive mapping for lichens in the Atlantic Rain Forest, in the tropical-temperate transitional zone, as baseline study to use lichens as bioindicators of global climate change, work includes many Graphidaceae.
	Cléverton de Oliveira Mendonça, Graduate Student, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Itabaiana, Brazil: Finishing thesis work on ecological study of lichen succession in Caatinga areas, discovered several new species of Graphidaceae.
	Shirley C. Feuerstein, Graduate Student, Universidade Federal de Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil: Thesis work focusing on Graphidaceae in southeastern Brazil, discovered several new species.
	Alejandra Fazio, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil: Discovered a rare pigment, elsinochrome A, in a culture of the mycobiont of Graphis elongata, the pigment not being present in the lichen.
	Lidia I. Ferraro, Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste, Corrientes, Argentina: Local collaborator, working on taxonomic inventory of Graphidaceae and Parmeliaceae.
	María Ines Messuti, Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente (INIBIOMA), CONICET-Universidad Nacional del Comahue, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina: Local collaborator focusing on crustose lichens.

European Collaborators

	Anders TehlerPhD, Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden: Collaborated in study on new subfamily, Redonographoideae, and in revision of new genus, Nitidochapsa .
	Dries Van den Broeck, Botanic Garden Meise, Belgium: Participant in 2014 Phytotaxa issue describing 175 new species of Graphidaceae, with new species from tropical Africa.
	Damien Ertz, PhD, Botanic Garden Meise, Belgium: Participant in 2014 Phytotaxa issue describing 175 new species of Graphidaceae, with new species from tropical Africa.
	André Aptroot, PhD, ABL Herbarium, Soest, The Netherlands: Main collaborator for a wide geographic range of tropical areas in the Americas, Asia, and Oceania, participant in 2014 Phytotaxa issue describing 175 new species of Graphidaceae
	Klaus Kalb, PhD, Lichenologisches Institut Neumarkt, Neumarkt, Germany: Main collaborator for a wide geographic range of tropical areas, particularly Costa Rica, Venezuela, Brazil, tropical Africa, Thailand, China, Australia, participant in 2014 Phytotaxa issue describing 175 new species of Graphidaceae.
	Harrie J. M. Sipman, PhD, Botanisches Museum und Botanischer Garten Berlin-Dahlem, Germany: Main collaborator for a wide geographic range of tropical areas in the Americas, Asia, and Oceania, participant in 2014 Phytotaxa issue describing 175 new species of Graphidaceae.
	Bettina Staiger, PhD, formerly Universität Regensburg, Germany: Doctoral thesis on Graphidaceae in 2002 laid the foundation for a comprehensive systematic revision of the family.
	Gerhard Neuwirth, Ried im Innkreis, Austria: Lead author of first study challenging species concept in Graphis scripta, base for subsequent global phylogenetic study.
	Felix Schumm, Wangen, Germany: Expert in microscopic imaging, published several comprehensive works on lichens including Graphidaceae, focusing on anatomical characters.
	Simon Berger, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies, Germany: Instrumental in creating the novel phylogenetic binning tool to integrate taxa known by morphological features only into molecular phylogenies.
	Alexandros Stamatakis, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies, Germany: Instrumental in creating the novel phylogenetic binning tool to integrate taxa known by morphological features only into molecular phylogenies.

African Collaborators

Paul Kirika, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya: Local collaborator working with a wide range of lichen groups.

Asian and Australian Collaborators

	Mohammad Sohrabi, Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST), Tehran, Iran: Local collaborator, contributed material from western Asia.
	Yogesh Joshi, PhD, Kumaun University, Almora, India: Local collaborator, participated in lichen inventory in South Korea including Graphidaceae and foliicolous lichens.
	Gothamie Weerakoon, PhD, University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka and The Field Museum, Chicago: Main local collaborator in Sri Lanka, with thesis work focusing on Graphidaceae and ongoing projects in Sri Lanka and Singapore.
	Chandrani Wijeyaratne, PhD, University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka: Local collaborator in Sri Lanka, participated in the description of two new species of Graphidaceae.
	Ze-Feng Jia, Liaocheng University, China: Local collaborator in China, participant in 2014 Phytotaxa issue describing 175 new species of Graphidaceae.
	Khwanruan B. Papong("Poo"), PhD, Mahasarakham University, Kantarawichai, Thailand: Did thesis work on foliicolous lichens in Thailand, discovering new species of Chroodiscus, co-authored paper on historical biogeography of Chroodiscus and revision of thelotremoid Graphidaceae described from Thailand, participant in 2014 Phytotaxa issue describing 175 new species of Graphidaceae.
	Kansri Boonpragob, PhD, Lichen Research Unit, Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok, Thailand: Organizer of first workshop on thelotremoid Graphidaceae in Thailand in 2008; participant in 2014 Phytotaxa issue describing 175 new species of Graphidaceae.
	Kawinnat Buaruang("Nhong"), Lichen Research Unit, Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok, Thailand: Coordinator of Thailand lichen checklist project.
	Jutarat Sutjaritturakan ("Eeuu"), Graduate Student, Chiang Mai University, Thailand: Thesis work on Graphidaceae from southern Thailand, discovered many new species, participant in 2014 Phytotaxa issue describing 175 new species of Graphidaceae.
	Vasun Poengsungnoen, Graduate Student, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand: Thesis work on Thai Graphidaceae, participant in 2014 Phytotaxa issue describing 175 new species of Graphidaceae.
	Wanaruk Saipunkaew, PhD, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand: Participant in 2014 Phytotaxa issue describing 175 new species of Graphidaceae.
	Christine Stanly, Graduate Student, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia: Thesis work focusing on the chemical properties of lichen extracts, including Graphidaceae, collected many rare Graphidaceae from the area.
	Jae-Seoun Hur, Korean Lichen Research Institute, Sunchon National University, South Korea: Collaborator on local lichen inventory in South Korea, focusing on Graphidaceae and foliicolous lichens, co-author of new species of Graphis.
	Junita Hardini, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia: Works on Graphidaceae, including taxonomic inventory and correlation between morphological characters and ecology.
	Paulina A. Bawingan, Saint Louis University, Baguio City, Philippines: Local collaborator in 2007 and 2009 field work and supervisor of local graduate student thesis.
	Arlene Linsangan-Tabaquero, Graduate Student, Saint Mary’s University, Bayombong, Philippines: Thesis work focuses on taxonomic inventory and character evolution of Graphidaceae in northern Philippines (Luzon).
	Andreas Frisch, PhD, National Museum of Nature and Science, Ibaraki, Japan: Seminal 2006 thesis work laid the ground for systematic revision of thelotremoid Graphidaceae.
	Alan W. Archer, PhD, Royal Botanical Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia: Expert on Graphidaceae in Australia and Oceania, collaborated on world key to the genus Graphis.
	John A. Elix, PhD, Australian National University, Canberra: Our last resort when we can't figure out the identify of sceondary chemical substances on a TLC (thin layer chromatography) plate.
	Cecile Gueidan, Australian National Museum, Canberra, Australia: Contributed with important collections from Vietnam.