The evolution of land plant cilia by Hodges, M, Wickstead, B, Gull, K, Langdale, J

“…Land plants provide an excellent system for the investigation of cilia evolution and loss across a broad phylogeny, because early divergent land plant lineages produce cilia, whereas most seed plants do not. This review highlights the differences in cilia form and function across land plants and discusses how recent advances in genomics are providing novel insights into the evolutionary trajectory of ciliary proteins. …”

The evolution of land plant cilia. by Hodges, M, Wickstead, B, Gull, K, Langdale, J

“…Land plants provide an excellent system for the investigation of cilia evolution and loss across a broad phylogeny, because early divergent land plant lineages produce cilia, whereas most seed plants do not. This review highlights the differences in cilia form and function across land plants and discusses how recent advances in genomics are providing novel insights into the evolutionary trajectory of ciliary proteins. …”

Conservation of ciliary proteins in plants with no cilia. by Hodges, M, Wickstead, B, Gull, K, Langdale, J

“…However, cilia have also been lost multiple times in different lineages, with at least two losses occurring within the land plants. Whereas all non-seed plants produce cilia for motility of male gametes, some gymnosperms and all angiosperms lack cilia. …”