''Persoonia'' is an English-language
peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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Content
Articles in scientific journals are mostly written by active scientists such as s ...
that publishes research within the disciplines of
taxonomy
Taxonomy is the practice and science of categorization or classification.
A taxonomy (or taxonomical classification) is a scheme of classification, especially a hierarchical classification, in which things are organized into groups or types. ...
,
molecular systematics
Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...
, and
evolution
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of
fungi
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. The journal, established in 1959, is edited by József Geml and Pedro W. Crous, and is published jointly by the
National Herbarium of the Netherlands
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Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
* National, Maryland, ce ...
and the
''Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures'' (CBS) Fungal Biodiversity Centre.
See also
*
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (1 February 1761 – 16 November 1836) was a German mycologist who made additions to Linnaeus' mushroom taxonomy.
Early life
Persoon was born in South Africa at the Cape of Good Hope, the third child of an immig ...
– the journal's namesake
* ''
Mycotaxon
''Mycotaxon'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that covers the nomenclature and taxonomy of fungi, including lichens. The journal was founded by Grégoire L. Hennebert and Richard P. Korf in 1974. They were frustrated that papers submitted t ...
'' – a journal with similar scope
References
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Mycology journals
Publications established in 1959
Multilingual journals
Irregular journals
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