Selaginella and 400 Million Years of Separation

被引：169

作者：

Banks, Jo Ann ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Purdue Univ, Dept Bot & Plant Pathol, W Lafayette, IN 47907 USA

来源：

ANNUAL REVIEW OF PLANT BIOLOGY | 2009年 / 60卷

关键词：

lycophytes; plant evolution; plant development; genomics; NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE; LAND PLANTS; MEDICINAL-PLANTS; AUXIN TRANSPORT; COMPARATIVE GENOMICS; INDEPENDENT ORIGINS; DEVELOPMENTAL BASIS; VASCULAR PLANTS; GENE-EXPRESSION; EVOLUTION;

D O I：

10.1146/annurev.arplant.59.032607.092851

中图分类号：

Q94 [植物学];

学科分类号：

071001 ;

摘要：

Selaginella (spikemoss) is an enigma in the plant kingdom. Although a fascination to botanists at the turn of the twentieth century, members of this genus are unremarkable in appearance, never flower, and ire of no agronomic value. However, members of this genus are relicts from ancient times, and one has to marvel at how this genus has survived virtually unchanged in appearance for hundreds of millions of years. In light of the recent completion of the Selaginella moellendorffii genome sequence, this review is intended to survey what is known about Selaginella, with a special emphasis on recent inquiries into its unique biology and importance in understanding the early evolution of vascular plants.

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