Phylogenetic relationships of the hornworts based on rbcL sequence data: novel relationships and new insights

by

R. Joel Duff², D. C. Cargill³, Juan Carlos Villarreal⁴ and K. S. Renzaglia⁴

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Individual figures may be viewed below (.pdf):

FIGURE 1. - rbcL phylogeny (parsimony)

FIGURE 2.  Diversity in growth forms among hornworts

FIGURE 3. Scanning electron micrographs showing spore and pseudoelater diversity among hornworts

FIGURE 4. Transmission electron micrographs showing chloroplast diversity among hornworts.

FIGURE 5. Light micrographs showing sporophyte anatomy in cross section.

FIGURE 6. Scanning electron micrographs showing variations in the sporophyte epidermis of hornworts.

² Department of Biology, University of Akron, Akron OH 44325-3908

³ Center for Plant Biodiversity Research, GPO Box 1600, Canberra ACT 2601 AUSTRALIA

⁴ Department of Plant Biology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901-6509

Updated: November 15, 2003 (rjduff@uakron.edu)