JPR Virtual Issue Vol. 3
Ecology and evolution of pteridophytes in the era of molecular genetics
Edited by Joel H. Nitta and Atsushi Ebihara
Photo credit © Atsushi Ebihara
The past quartercentury has witnessed a revolution in our understanding of the phylogenetics, systematics, and ecology of pteridophytes (ferns and lycophytes), particularly due to the rapid accumulation of plastid sequence data and a renewed interest in the ecology of the sexual phase of the life cycle. We here compile 19 papers recently published in the Journal of Plant Research dealing with the biology of pteridophytes, grouped into six categories: (1) breeding systems, (2) species complexes and polyploidization, (3) fossil taxa, (4) gametophyte ecology, (5) systematics, (6) biodiversity. We hope this collection of papers will be of value to researchers interested in this fascinating group of plants.
Editorial - (Free access!)
- Nitta JH, Ebihara A (2019) Journal of Plant Research
Virtual issue: Ecology and evolution of pteridophytes in the era of molecular genetics.
Articles
- Yatabe-Kakugawa Y, Tsutsumi C, Hirayama Y, Mori K, Murakami N, Kato M (2009) Journal of Plant Research 122:585-595
Genetic population structure of Osmunda japonica, rheophilous Osmunda lancea and their hybrids. - Yatabe-Kakugawa Y, Tsutsumi C, Hirayama Y, Tsuneki S, Murakami N, Kato M (2013) Journal of Plant Research 126:469-82
Transmission ratio distortion of molecular markers in a doubled haploid population originated from a natural hybrid between Osmunda japonica and O. lancea. - Ootsuki R, Sato H, Nakato N, Murakami N (2012) Journal of Plant Research 125:605-12
Evidence of genetic segregation in the apogamous fern species Cyrtomium fortunei (Dryopteridaceae). - Nakato N, Ootsuki R, Murakami N, Masuyama S (2012) Journal of Plant Research 125:465-74
Two types of partial fertility in a diploid population of the fern Thelypteris decursivepinnata (Thelypteridaceae). - Chang Y, Ebihara A, Lu S, Liu H, Schneider H (2018) Journal of Plant Research 131:573-587
Integrated taxonomy of the Asplenium normale complex (Aspleniaceae) in China and adjacent areas. - Fujiwara T, Serizawa S, Watano Y (2018) Journal of Plant Research 131:945-959
Phylogenetic analysis reveals the origins of tetraploid and hexaploid species in the Japanese Lepisorus thunbergianus (Polypodiaceae) complex. - Hori K, Tono A, Fujimoto K, Kato J, Ebihara A, Watano Y, Murakami N (2014) Journal of Plant Research 127:661-684
Reticulate evolution in the apogamous Dryopteris varia complex (Dryopteridaceae, subg. Erythrovariae, sect. Variae) and its related sexual species in Japan. - Ebihara A, Matsumoto S, Kato M (2012) Journal of Plant Research 125:499-505
Origin of Dryopteris shibipedis (Dryopteridaceae), a fern species extinct in the wild. - Naugolnykh SV, Wang L, Han M, Jin JH (2016) Journal of Plant Research 129:3-12
A new find of the fossil Cyclosorus from the Eocene of South China and its paleoclimatic implication. - Tian N, Wang YD, Philippe M, Zhang W, Jiang ZK, Li LQ (2014) Journal of Plant Research 127:209-219
A specialized new species of Ashicaulis (Osmundaceae, Filicales) from the Jurassic of Liaoning, NE China. - Wang Y, Li L, Guignard G, Dilcher DL, Xie X, Tian N, Zhou N, Wang Y (2015) Journal of Plant Research 128:445-457
Fertile structures with in situ spores of a dipterid fern from the Triassic in Southern China. - Kuo LY, Chen CW, Shinohara W, Ebihara A, Kudoh H, Sato H, Huang YM, Chiou WL (2017) Journal of Plant Research 130:255-262
Not only in the temperate zone: independent gametophytes of two vittarioid ferns (Pteridaceae, Polypodiales) in East Asian subtropics. - Winther JL, Friedman WE (2009) Journal of Plant Research 122:485-496
Phylogenetic affinity of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbionts in Psilotum nudum. - Ogura-Tsujita Y, Sakoda A, Ebihara A, Yukawa T, Imaichi R (2013) Journal of Plant Research 126:41-50
Arbuscular mycorrhiza formation in cordate gametophytes of two ferns, Angiopteris lygodiifolia and Osmunda japonica. - Ogura-Tsujita Y, Yamamoto K, Ebihara A, Morita N, Imaichi R (2019) Journal of Plant Research 132:581-588
Fern gametophytes of Angiopteris lygodiifolia and Osmunda japonica harbor diverse Mucoromycotina fungi. - Lu JM, Wen J, Lutz S, Wang YP, Li DZ (2012) Journal of Plant Research 125:237-249
Phylogenetic relationships of Chinese Adiantum based on five plastid markers. - Chen CW, Rothfels CJ, Mustapeng AMA, Gubilil M, Karger DN, Kessler M, Huang YM (2018) Journal of Plant Research 131:67-76
End of an enigma: Aenigmopteris belongs in Tectaria (Tectariaceae: Polypodiopsida). - Kessler M, Lehnert M (2009) Journal of Plant Research 122:421-428
Do ridge habitats contribute to pteridophyte diversity in tropical montane forests? A case study from southeastern Ecuador. - Ebihara A, Nitta JH (2019) Journal of Plant Research. (Open access)
An update and reassessment of fern and lycophyte diversity data in the Japanese archipelago.
(1) Breeding systems
(2) Species complexes and polyploidization
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(3) Fossil taxa
(4) Gametophyte ecology
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(5) Systematics
(6) Biodiversity