Mika Bendiksby

Associate professor II

Department of Natural History NTNU University Museum

mika.bendiksby@ntnu.no +47 73592287 +47 40291192

Schøninghuset, 4 etg, Kalvskinnet, Erling Skakkes gate 47A

Research I use a phylogenetic approach to studying a range of biological aspects in various groups of plants (e.g. the Lamiaceae) and fungi (incl. lichens), from population to family level. I frequently include archived collections (i.e. herbarium and fungarium specimens) in my research and use recently developed statistical tools for data analysis. I co-lead the researcher group Integrative Taxonomy and DNA-barcoding (TAXA) with Torbjørn Ekrem. I am actively participating in the groups Bio3D (NTNU) and ISOP (NHM, UiO).

Scientific collections I am curator of vascular plants at NTNU University Museum (herbarium TRH) and fungi at NHM, UiO (fungarium O).

Teaching The past few years, I have been teaching on the NTNU course BI1002 (Faunistics and Floristics) and the ForBio course DNA barcoding - from sequences to species.

MSc project in biosystematics / conservation genetics? We offer MSc projects on both plants and fungi. See this page for short description of ongoing projects.

Scientific, academic and artistic work

A selection of recent journal publications, artistic productions, books, including book and report excerpts. See all publications in the database

2021

Grant, Danielle M.; Brodnicke, Ole Bjørn; Evankow, Ann; Ferreira, André O.; Fontes, João T.; Hansen, Aslak Kappel; Jensen, Mads Reinholdt; Kalaycı, Tuğba Ergül; Leeper, Alexandra Eve Joyce; Patil, Shalaka Kiran; Prati, Sebastian; Reunamo, Anna; Roberts, Aradhana J; Shigdel, Rajesh; Tyukosova, Valentina; Bendiksby, Mika; Blaalid, Rakel; Costa, Filipe O.; Hollingsworth, Peter M.; Stur, Elisabeth; Ekrem, Torbjørn. (2021) The Future of DNA Barcoding: Reflections from Early Career Researchers. Diversity. vol. 13 (313).
Zhao, Fei; Chen, Ya-Ping; Salmaki, Yasaman; Drew, Bryan T.; Wilson, Trevor C.; Scheen, Anne-Cathrine; Celep, Ferhat; Bräuchler, Christian; Bendiksby, Mika; Wang, Qiang; Min, Dao-Zhang; Peng, Hua; Olmstead, Richard G.; Li, Bo; Xiang, Chun-Lei. (2021) An updated tribal classification of Lamiaceae based on plastome phylogenomics. BMC Biology. vol. 19 (2).

2020

Kistenich, Sonja Daniela; Bendiksby, Mika; Weerakoon, Gothamie; Timdal, Einar. (2020) A revision of the genus Aciculopsora (Ramalinaceae) with the description of one new species and one new combination. Plant and Fungal Systematics. vol. 65 (1).
Frisch, Andreas; Klepsland, Jon T; Palice, Zdenek; Bendiksby, Mika; Tønsberg, Tor; Holien, Håkon. (2020) New and noteworthy lichens and lichenicolous fungi from Norway. Graphis Scripta. vol. 32 (1).
Frisch, Andreas; Moen, Victoria Stornes; Grube, Martin; Bendiksby, Mika. (2020) Integrative taxonomy confirms three species of Coniocarpon (Arthoniaceae) in Norway. MycoKeys. vol. 62.
Speed, James David Mervyn; Austrheim, Gunnar; Bendiksby, Mika; Kolstad, Anders Lorentzen; Vuorinen, Katariina. (2020) Increasing Cervidae populations have variable impacts on habitat suitability for threatened forest plant and lichen species. Forest Ecology and Management. vol. 473.
Timdal, Einar; Westberg, Martin; Haugan, Reidar; Hofton, Tom Hellik; Holien, Håkon; Speed, James David Mervyn; Tønsberg, Tor; Bendiksby, Mika. (2020) Integrative taxonomy reveals a new species, Nephroma orvoi, in the N. parile species complex (lichenized Ascomycota). Graphis Scripta. vol. 32 (4).

2019

Kistenich, Sonja Daniela; Bendiksby, Mika; Vairappan, Charles S.; Weerakoon, Gothamie; Wijesundara, Siril; Wolseley, Patricia; Timdal, Einar. (2019) A regional study of the genus Phyllopsora (Ramalinaceae) in Asia and Melanesia. MycoKeys. vol. 53.
Kistenich, Sonja Daniela; Ekman, Stefan; Bendiksby, Mika; Timdal, Einar. (2019) (2687) Proposal to conserve the name Phyllopsora against Triclinum and Crocynia (Ramalinaceae, lichenized Ascomycota). Taxon. vol. 68 (3).
Kistenich, Sonja Daniela; Bendiksby, Mika; Ekman, Stefan; Caceres, MES; Hernández, Jesus E.; Timdal, Einar. (2019) Towards an integrative taxonomy of Phyllopsora (Ramalinaceae). The Lichenologist. vol. 51 (4).
Kistenich, Sonja; Halvorsen, Rune; Schrøder-Nielsen, Audun; Thorbek, Birgitte Lisbeth Graae; Timdal, Einar; Bendiksby, Mika. (2019) DNA Sequencing Historical Lichen Specimens. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. vol. 7.
Mienna, Ida Marielle; Speed, James David Mervyn; Bendiksby, Mika; Thornhill, Andrew H.; Mishler, Brent D.; Martin, Michael David. (2019) Differential patterns of floristic phylogenetic diversity across a post-glacial landscape. Journal of Biogeography. vol. 47.

2018

Armstrong, Ellie E.; Prost, Stefan; Ertz, Damien; Westberg, Martin; Frisch, Andreas; Bendiksby, Mika. (2018) Draft genome sequence and annotation of the lichen-forming fungus Arthonia radiata. Microbiology Resource Announcements (MRA). vol. 6 (14).
Bendiksby, Mika; Næsborg, Rikke Reese; Timdal, Einar. (2018) Xylopsora canopeorum (Umbilicariaceae), a new lichen species from the canopy of Sequoia sempervirens. MycoKeys. vol. 30.
Kistenich, Sonja; Timdal, Einar; Bendiksby, Mika; Ekman, Stefan. (2018) Molecular systematics and character evolution in the lichen family Ramalinaceae (Ascomycota: Lecanorales). Taxon. vol. 67 (5).
Speed, James David Mervyn; Bendiksby, Mika; Finstad, Anders Gravbrøt; Hassel, Kristian; Kolstad, Anders Lorentzen; Prestø, Tommy. (2018) Contrasting spatial, temporal and environmental patterns in observation and specimen based species occurrence data. PLOS ONE. vol. 13 (4).
Zamora, Juan Carlos; Svensson, Måns; Kirschner, Roland; Olariaga, Ibai; Ryman, Svengunnar; Parra, Luis Alberto; Geml, József; Rosling, Anna; Adamčík, Slavomír; Ahti, Teuvo; Aime, M. Catherine; Ainsworth, Martyn; Albert, László; Alberto, Altés Garcia; Albertó, Edgardo; Aronsen, Arne; Arup, Ulf; Asgari, Didier; Assyov, Boris; Atienza, Violeta; Bandini, Ditte; Baptista-Ferreira, João Luís; Baral, Hans-Otto; Bendiksby, Mika; Bendiksen, Egil; Bendiksen, Katriina; Brandrud, Tor Erik; Frisch, Andreas; Gulden, Gro; Høiland, Klaus; Holien, Håkon; Jørgensen, Per Magnus; Larsson, Karl-Henrik; Mathiassen, Geir Harald; Ronikier, Anna; Salcedo, Isabel; Schulz, Barbara; Schumacher, Trond; Senn-Irlet, Beatrice; Spribille, Toby; Taskin, Hatira; Timdal, Einar; Tønsberg, Tor; Vellinga, Else C; Vizzini, Alfredo; Vetlesen, Per; Voglmayr, Hermann; Wedin, Mats; Weholt, Øyvind; Westberg, Martin. (2018) Considerations and consequences of allowing DNA sequence data as types of fungal taxa. IMA Fungus. vol. 9 (1).

2017

Bjelland, Torbjørg; Bendiksby, Mika; Frisch, Andreas. (2017) Geographically disjunct phylogenetic lineages in Leptogium hibernicum reveal Leptogium krogiae sp. nov. from East Africa. The Lichenologist. vol. 49 (3).
Bjorå, Charlotte Sletten; Elden, Marte; Nordal, Inger; Brysting, Anne Krag; Awas, Tesfaye; Sebsebe, Demissew; Bendiksby, Mika. (2017) Speciation in the genera Anthericum and Chlorophytum (Asparagaceae) in Ethiopia — a molecular phylogenetic approach. Phytotaxa. vol. 297 (2).
Grube, Martin; Gaya, Ester; Kauserud, Håvard; Smith, Adrian M.; Avery, Simon V.; Fernstad, Sara F.; Muggia, Lucia; Martin, Michael David; Eivindsen, Tove; Kõljalg, Urmas; Bendiksby, Mika. (2017) The next generation fungal diversity researcher. Fungal Biology Reviews. vol. 31 (3).

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