Phylogeny of Merlin’s grass (Isoetaceae): revealing an “Amborella syndrome” and the importance of geographic distribution for understanding current and historical diversity

Phylogeny of Merlin’s grass (Isoetaceae): revealing an “Amborella syndrome” and the importance of geographic distribution for understanding current and historical diversity

Abstract Background Merlin’s grass (Isoetes, Isoetaceae, Lycopsida), is the extant remnant of the isoetalean wood-producing lycopsids that originated during the Paleozoic, possibly in aquatic or boggy habitats. Modern day species are aquatic, semi-aquatic or terrestrial and occur almost worldwide. T...

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Main Authors: Eva Larsén, Niklas Wikström, Anbar Khodabandeh, Catarina Rydin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-03-01
Series:BMC Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Eastern Cape
Isoetes
Isoetes wormaldii
Phylogeny
Species distribution
Dispersal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-022-01988-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-022-01988-w

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