The deepest divergences in land plants inferred from phylogenomic evidence
It is shown here that densely sampled taxon trees built with multiple genes provide an indispensable test of taxon-sparse trees inferred from genome sequences.
Unraveling the evolutionary history of the liverworts (Marchantiophyta): multiple taxa, genomes and analyses
- L. Forrest, E. Davis, D. Long, B. Crandall-Stotler, Alexandra Clark, M. Hollingsworth
- Biology
- 1 September 2006
Nucleotide sequence data from three chloroplast genes, one nuclear gene and one mitochondrial gene were assembled for 173 species in 117 genera of liverworts, making this the largest molecular phylogeny of the group to date, providing support for the monophyly of the liverwort and for previously resolved backbone relationships within the Marchantiophyta.
One thousand plant transcriptomes and the phylogenomics of green plants
- James H. Michael S. Eric J. Michael K. Matthew A. Sean W Leebens-Mack Barker Carpenter Deyholos Gitzendanne, J. Leebens-Mack, G. Wong
- Biology, Environmental ScienceNature
- 7 October 2019
It is found that large expansions of gene families preceded the origins of green plants, land plants and vascular plants, whereas whole-genome duplications are inferred to have occurred repeatedly throughout the evolution of flowering plants and ferns.
PHYLOGENY AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE MARCHANTIOPHYTA
- B. Crandall-Stotler, R. Stotler, D. Long
- Biology
- 1 March 2009
A comprehensive, phylogenetic classification scheme that integrates morphological data with molecular hypotheses is presented and major modifications and novel alignments of taxa are thoroughly discussed, with pertinent references provided.
Morphology and classification of the Marchantiophyta
- B. Crandall-Stotler, R. Stotler
- Environmental Science
- 1 August 2000
This work states that liverworts are a heteromorphic life cycle in which the sporophyte is comparatively shortlived and nutritionally dependent on the free-living gametophyte, but differ from both in numerous anatomical features as detailed by Crandall-Stotler (1984).
World checklist of hornworts and liverworts
- L. Söderström, A. Hagborg, R. Zhu
- Environmental SciencePhytoKeys
- 27 January 2016
The first-ever worldwide checklist for liverworts and hornworts is presented that includes 7486 species in 398 genera representing 92 families from the two phyla, providing a valuable tool for taxonomists and systematists, analyzing phytogeographic and diversity patterns, aiding in the assessment of floristic and taxonomic knowledge, and identifying geographical gaps.
Divergence times and the evolution of morphological complexity in an early land plant lineage (Marchantiopsida) with a slow molecular rate.
- J. Villarreal A., B. Crandall-Stotler, Michelle Hart, D. Long, L. Forrest
- BiologyNew Phytologist
- 1 March 2016
A complete generic-level phylogeny of the complex thalloid liverworts, a lineage that includes the model system Marchantia polymorpha, provides a temporal framework for the analysis of the evolution of critical traits essential for plants during land colonization.
Horizontal transfer of an adaptive chimeric photoreceptor from bryophytes to ferns
- Fay-Wei Li, J. C. Villarreal, K. Pryer
- BiologyProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- 14 April 2014
Surprisingly, it is discovered that fern neochrome was derived from a bryophyte lineage via horizontal gene transfer (HGT), providing the first evidence that a plant-to-plant HGT can have a profound evolutionary impact but also has implications for the evolution of photosensory systems in plants.
Extant diversity of bryophytes emerged from successive post-Mesozoic diversification bursts.
- B. Laenen, B. Shaw, A. J. Shaw
- Environmental Science, BiologyNature Communications
- 27 October 2014
Overall estimates of net species diversification are approximately half those reported in ferns and ∼30% those described for angiosperms, and statistical rate analyses reveal that mosses and liverworts underwent bursts of diversification since the mid-Mesozoic.
Taxonomy and Classification
- V. Merckx, J. Freudenstein, P. Maas
- Biology, Environmental Science
- 1 November 2013
This chapter provides a description of all plant families and genera that include putative fully mycoheterotrophic species, excluding initial and partial mycoheterotrophs. The overview covers a total…
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