Spore morphology and ultrastructure of Dennstaedtiaceae from Paranaense Phytogeographic Province I.: Genus Dennstaedtia

The spore morphology and wall structure of Dennstaedtia species from the Phytogeographic Paranaense Province: Dennstaedtia cicutaria, D. cornuta, D. dissecta, D. globulifera, D. obtusifolia were studied using light microscopy (LM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microsc...

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Autores: Yañez, Agustina, Marquez, Gonzalo Javier, Morbelli, Marta Alicia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/53635
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/53635
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Dennstaedtia
Morphology
Paranaense Province
Spores
Ultrastructure
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Sumario:The spore morphology and wall structure of Dennstaedtia species from the Phytogeographic Paranaense Province: Dennstaedtia cicutaria, D. cornuta, D. dissecta, D. globulifera, D. obtusifolia were studied using light microscopy (LM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The spores are trilete, brown, triangular in polar view and plane-hemispheric to plane-convex in equatorial view. The exospore is homogeneous, with two layers. The perispore has an alveolar structure and is composed of one or two layers. The outer perispore surface bears the sculpture, which has elements of varied shapes (verrucae, ridges, reticles), an different sizes and fusion. This variation allows characterize species or groups of species. Three different types of perispore ornamentation can be found: 1. Verrucate with verrucae covered with rodlets; 2. Verrucate-rugate with verrucae and smooth ridges; 3. Reticulate. The spores constitute an important source of characters with a systematic value for the genus Dennstaedtia and they are a useful tool for the identification of herbarium samples.