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- Title
A global molecular phylogeny of the fern genus Trichomanes (Hymenophyllaceae) with special reference to stem anatomy.
- Authors
EBIHARA, ATSUSHI; IWATSUKI, KUNIO; ITO, MOTOMI; HENNEQUIN, SABINE; DUBUISSON, JEAN-YVES
- Abstract
To establish a basis for future taxonomic revisions and to infer the evolutionary traits of Trichomanes s.l., one of two large filmy fern genera, molecular phylogenetic analyses were conducted using chloroplast rbcL sequences. Sampling covered most of the global distribution range of this genus throughout the tropical and temperate zones, as well as all taxonomically significant species by the addition of 51 samples principally from Asia. The evolution of eight selected characters, which were adopted as taxonomic keys and/or putatively reflect morphological regression, was optimized on the retrieved most parsimonious rbcL trees, together with new observations on the stem anatomy of 45 species. The eight robust clades retrieved within Trichomanes in the rbcL phylogeny conflict with the existing classifications. Our results also suggest that the cup-shaped sorus, the primary diagnostic character of the genus, appears in parallel in the Hymenophyllum lineage, as demonstrated by Pleuromanes (typified by Trichomanes pallidum) included in the lineage. The suggestion that the regressive character states are homoplastic apomorphies in the evolution of the frond size, stem thickness, root system, and stem anatomy (stele and cortex) probably illustrates a strong tendency towards adaptive evolutionary transition in Trichomanes. © 2007 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2007, 155, 1–27.
- Subjects
HYMENOPHYLLACEAE; FERNS; CHLOROPLASTS; MOLECULAR phylogeny; POLYPODIALES
- Publication
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2007, Vol 155, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0024-4074
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00684.x