Samuli Lehtonen
Ph.D.
samile@utu.fi +358 29 450 4352 +358 46 923 4611 Vesilinnantie 5 Turku ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6235-2026 |
Areas of expertise
Biogeography; Botanical nomenclature; Macroevolution; Molecular systematics; Phylogenetics; Taxonomy; Tropical biodiversity
Biogeography; Botanical nomenclature; Macroevolution; Molecular systematics; Phylogenetics; Taxonomy; Tropical biodiversity
Research
I am broadly interested in tropical biodiversity and its evolutionary history. My own research related to this topic is concentrated on tropical South America, where I have been studying the taxonomy and systematics of ferns and aquatic plants. At global level, I am especially fascinated by the drivers that have resulted in the uneven distribution of biodiversity at spatial, temporal and taxonomic scales.
Teaching
BIOL2090 Eliökunta
BIOL5350 Molecular systematics
EKOL2302 Terrestrisen kasviekologian kenttäkurssi
EKOL2412 Taksonomisen tutkimustyön peruskurssi
EKOL3128 Taksonomian ja systematiikan opintopiiri
EKOL3139 Kasvit, sienet ja levät
Publications 
7 of 9
- On the monophyly of subfamily Tectarioideae (Polypodiaceae) and the phylogenetic placement of some associated fern genera (2014)
- Phytotaxa
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Two new names in Clematis (Ranunculaceae) (2014)
- Phytotaxa
(Other publication) - Molecular evidence for complex hybrid origins of LindsaeaxHeterophylla (Lindsaeaceae) (2013)
- Indian Fern Journal
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Phylogenetic placement of the enigmatic fern genus Dracoglossum (2013)
- American Fern Journal
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Taxonomic Revision of the Fern Genus Osmolindsaea (Lindsaeaceae) (2013)
- Systematic Botany
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - A new species of Lindsaea (Lindsaeaceae, Polypodiopsida) from Mt. Hamiguitan, Mindanao, Philippines (2012)
- Phytotaxa
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Diversification of lindsaeoid ferns and phylogenetic uncertainty of early polypod relationships (2012)
- Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Helanthium (Alismataceae) - eine wieder errichtete Gattung der ausläuferbildenden Schwertpflanzen (2012) Lehtonen Samuli
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - On cladistics and human-ape relationships (2012)
- Journal of Biogeography
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Was DNA-Untersuchungen in der Systematik der Gattung Echinodorus (Alismataceae) gezeigt haben (2012) Lehtonen Samuli
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
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