Ph.D. Samuli Lehtonen - UTU Research Portal

Samuli Lehtonen
Ph.D.

- University Research Fellow,
- Docent
Biodiversity Unit of the University of Turku (Faculty of Science)

samile@utu.fi

+358 29 450 4352

+358 46 923 4611

Vesilinnantie 5

Turku

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6235-2026

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Areas of expertise

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

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Rampant hybridization in an old tropical fern genus (Danaea, Marattiaceae)An annotated checklist of lycophytes and ferns of the Solomon Islands (2025)
- TaxonTaxon
Keskiniva, Venni; Lehtonen, Samuli; Testo, Weston; Consortium GoFlag; Tuomisto, Hanna
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Danaea (Marattiaceae) keeps diversifying, part 2: phylogeny and identification key for 81 taxaDNA sequences as types: A discussion paper from the Special-purpose Committee established at the XIX International Botanical Congress in Shenzhen, China (2024)
- WilldenowiaTaxonFern Gazette
Keskiniva Venni, Tuomisto Hanna, Lehtonen Samuli
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Millaista monimuotoisuutta kaupunkiluontoon kaivataan? (2024)
- Turun Sanomat
Lampinen, Jussi; Marsh, Tarja; Ruokolainen, Kalle; Lempiäinen-Avci, Mia; Huttunen, Sanna; Lehtonen, Samuli
(E1 Popularised article)
Phylogeography and population genomics of the critically endangered aquatic plant Caldesia grandis in ChinaReport of the Special-purpose Committee on DNA Sequences as Types, established at the XIX International Botanical Congress in Shenzhen, China2024
- Global Ecology and ConservationTaxon
Yan, Dong-Ying; Peng, Shuai; Lehtonen, Samuli; Chen, Jin-Ming; Li, Zhi-Zhong
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Seeking the first phylogenetic method–Edvard A. Vainio (1853–1929) and his troubled endeavour towards a natural lichen classification in the late nineteenth century FinlandFive long-distance dispersals shaped the major intercontinental disjunctions in Tectariaceae s.l. (Polypodiales, Polypodiopsida) (2024)
- History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences
Lehtonen, Samuli
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Species-soil relationships across Amazonia: Niche specificity and consistency in understorey ferns (2024)
- Journal of Vegetation Science
Tuomisto, Hanna; Suominen, Lassi; Alonso, Alfonso; Cardenas, Glenda; Lehtonen, Samuli; Moulatlet, Gabriel Massaine; Perez, Eneas; Siren, Anders; Weigelt, Patrick; Zuquim, Gabriela
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
(329–338) Proposals to permit DNA sequences to serve as types of names in prescribed circumstances (2023)
- TaxonBMC Plant Biology
Thiele Kevin R, Groom Quentin, Renner Susanne S, Applequist Wendy L, Lehtonen Samuli
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
(339–348) Proposals to permit DNA sequences to be used for fixing the application of names in prescribed circumstancesThe third opinion on fern phylogenetics with novel insights into their mitogenome evolution2023
Thiele Kevin R., Groom Quentin, Renner Susanne S, Lehtonen Samuli
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
(2023)
Thiele Kevin R., Applequist Wendy L., Renner Susanne S., May Tom W., Dönmez Ali A., Groom Quentin, Lehtonen Samuli, Maggs Christine A., Malécot Valery, Yoon Hwan S.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Exploring Options for Naming Taxa Based on DNA Sequences under the International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants (2023)
- Biodiversity Information Science and Standards
Groom Quentin, Applequist Wendy, Lehtonen Samuli, Renner Susanne M., Thiele Kevin R.
(Other publication)
2023
- Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Wan Xia, Zhang Liang, Lehtonen Samuli, Tuomisto Hanna, Zhang Da-Wei, Gao Xin-Fen, Zhang Li-Bing
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Herbarium TUR Celebrates Its 100 Years (2023)
- TaxonMolecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Lehtonen Samuli, Glenda G. Cárdenas, Huhtinen Seppo, Huttunen Sanna, Keskiniva Venni, Kosonen Timo, Kuusisto Inka, Lampinen Jussi, Lempiäinen-Avci Mia, Llerena Nelly, Thien Tam Luong, Marsh Tarja, Oksanen Hanna, Pihlaja Kati, Puolasmaa Arto, Riikonen Ritva, Toivonen Mika, Wahlsten Aliisa
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
(2023)
Lehtonen Samuli, Thiele Kevin R.
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
The dynamic history of plastome structure across aquatic subclass Alismatidae (2023)
Li Zhi Z, Lehtonen Samuli, Chen Jin MA1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
(2023)
- Phytotaxa
Cárdenas Glenda G, Lehtonen Samuli
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
(2022)
Chen C-W, Perrie L, Glenny D, Chiou W-L, Fawcett S, Smith AR, Parris BS, Ebihara A, Nitta JH, Ohlsen D, Lehtonen S, Dong S-Y, Lehnert M, Field AR, Chao Y-S, Murdock AG, Sundue M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Complete genus-level plastid phylogenomics of Alismataceae with revisited historical biogeography (2022)
Li Zhi-Zhong, Lehtonen Samuli, Martins Karina, Wang Qing-Feng, Chen Jin-Ming
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Kiehkuravesirutto (Elodea nuttallii), Suomelle uusi vieraslaji (2022)
- Lutukka
Issakainen Jouni, Tolonen Janne, Lehtonen Samuli
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
New insights into the diversity, taxonomy and history of the fern genus Trichomanes (Hymenophyllaceae, Polypodiidae), with a focus on Africa and the western Indian Ocean (2022)
- Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
Dubuisson Jean-Yves, Le Péchon Timothée, Hennequin Sabine, Rouhan Germinal, Salino Alexandre, Deblauwe Vincent, Droissart Vincent, Tuomisto Hanna, Lehtonen Samuli, Ebihara Atsushi
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Plastome phylogenomics and historical biogeography of aquatic plant genus Hydrocharis (Hydrocharitaceae) (2022)
- BMC Plant Biology
Li Zhi‑Zhong, Lehtonen Samuli, Gichira Andrew W., Martins Karina, Efremov Andrey, Wang Qing‑Feng, Chen Jin‑Ming
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)