Cuscuta 646 claims

genus · family Convolvulaceae · green plant · NCBI Taxonomy ↗

Also written in claims: dodder

12 spellings

Cuscuta
Cuscuta · picture of the genus (one of its species)Hans Hillewaert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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The eudicot BUSCO completeness of the Cuscuta genome assemblies is relatively low (~87%), indicating progressive gene loss.

Taxon
Cuscuta spp.Cuscutae1
Outcome
completeness of eudicot Benchmarking Universal Single-Copy Orthologs genese2
Value
~87%e2
Qualifier
relatively lowe2

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e1

“Dodders (Cuscuta spp.)”

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e2

“The relatively low completeness of eudicot Benchmarking Universal Single-Copy Orthologs genes (~87%) indicates progressive gene loss after evolution of the parasitic lifestyle due to release from functional constraints”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 501–719

Title

Chromosome-scale genome assemblies of two allopolyploid Cuscuta species uncover genomic signatures of parasitic lifestyle and polyploid evolution

Tenta Segawa; Shima Yoshizumi; Hiromi Toyonaga; et al. Plant and Cell Physiology 2026. doi:10.1093/pcp/pcag002

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Observationobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

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The genome sizes of the two Cuscuta species differ significantly.

Taxon
Cuscuta spp.Cuscutae1
Outcome
genome sizese3

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e1

“Dodders (Cuscuta spp.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 0–22
e3

“Comparative genomics analyses reveal that the genome sizes of the two species differ significantly, even though they have the same number of chromosomes and allopolyploidy via independent hybridization involving different ancient parents”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 721–958

Title

Chromosome-scale genome assemblies of two allopolyploid Cuscuta species uncover genomic signatures of parasitic lifestyle and polyploid evolution

Tenta Segawa; Shima Yoshizumi; Hiromi Toyonaga; et al. Plant and Cell Physiology 2026. doi:10.1093/pcp/pcag002

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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The two Cuscuta species have allopolyploidy via independent hybridization involving different ancient parents.

Taxon
Cuscuta spp.Cuscutae1
Outcome
allopolyploidy via independent hybridizatione3
Qualifier
involving different ancient parentse3

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e1

“Dodders (Cuscuta spp.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 0–22
e3

“Comparative genomics analyses reveal that the genome sizes of the two species differ significantly, even though they have the same number of chromosomes and allopolyploidy via independent hybridization involving different ancient parents”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 721–958

Title

Chromosome-scale genome assemblies of two allopolyploid Cuscuta species uncover genomic signatures of parasitic lifestyle and polyploid evolution

Tenta Segawa; Shima Yoshizumi; Hiromi Toyonaga; et al. Plant and Cell Physiology 2026. doi:10.1093/pcp/pcag002

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Mechanismhypothesisoriginal resultmeasured

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Genomic rearrangements (gene gain and loss, homoeologous recombination, transposable element dynamics) have likely contributed to the genomic diversity of the Cuscuta lineages.

Taxon
Cuscuta spp.Cuscutae1
Outcome
genomic diversitye4
Qualifier
gene gain and loss events, (ii) homoeologous recombination between two subgenomes, and (iii) lineage-specific transposable element dynamicse4

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e1

“Dodders (Cuscuta spp.)”

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e4

“Various genomic rearrangements have likely contributed to the genomic diversity of the two lineages, which partly share habitats, including (i) gene gain and loss events, (ii) homoeologous recombination between two subgenomes, and (iii) lineage-specific transposable element dynamics”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 960–1243

Title

Chromosome-scale genome assemblies of two allopolyploid Cuscuta species uncover genomic signatures of parasitic lifestyle and polyploid evolution

Tenta Segawa; Shima Yoshizumi; Hiromi Toyonaga; et al. Plant and Cell Physiology 2026. doi:10.1093/pcp/pcag002

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Method / resourceobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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LATscan produced three-dimensional renderings of Cuscuta interactions with Arabidopsis and beet stems.

Taxon
CuscutaCuscutae0
Interactor
Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana)Arabidopsis thalianae0host
Outcome
3D renderings and detailed images of the anatomy of Cuscuta-host tissue interactionse0
Value
3De0

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e0

“LATscan imaging of Cuscuta invading Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) and beet (Beta vulgaris) stems yielded 3D renderings and detailed images of the anatomy of Cuscuta-host tissue interactions”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 608–802

Title

Imaging the three-dimensional structure of haustoria in host and Cuscuta interactions via laser ablation tomography

Demi White; Supral Adhikari; Lydia Phillips; et al. Plant and Cell Physiology 2026. doi:10.1093/pcp/pcag025

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Images showed Cuscuta searching hyphae penetrating host vasculature.

Taxon
CuscutaCuscutae0
Organ / stage
searching hyphaee0
Outcome
searching hyphae penetrating the host vasculaturee0

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e0

“Cuscuta searching hyphae penetrating the host vasculature”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 814–871

Title

Imaging the three-dimensional structure of haustoria in host and Cuscuta interactions via laser ablation tomography

Demi White; Supral Adhikari; Lydia Phillips; et al. Plant and Cell Physiology 2026. doi:10.1093/pcp/pcag025

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Method / resourceobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Laser interactions generated color contrast distinguishing parasite and host tissues.

Taxon
CuscutaCuscutae0
Interactor
hoste0host
Outcome
color contraste0
Value
3De0

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e0

“Laser-tissue interactions generated color contrast and facilitated easy differentiation between Cuscuta and host tissues in 3D renderings and 2D images”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 873–1024

Title

Imaging the three-dimensional structure of haustoria in host and Cuscuta interactions via laser ablation tomography

Demi White; Supral Adhikari; Lydia Phillips; et al. Plant and Cell Physiology 2026. doi:10.1093/pcp/pcag025

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Method / resourceobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Random Forest and Neural Network models achieved approximately 0.97 accuracy and balanced F1 in host-versus-parasite classification.

Taxon
CuscutaCuscutae0e1
Outcome
classification accuracy and balanced F1 scorese0e1
Value
approximately 0.97e0e1
Qualifier
binary (host versus parasite)e0e1

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e0

“Random Forest and Neural Network models trained on segmented pixels achieved high classification accuracy and balanced F1 scores of approximately 0.97 in both binary (host versus parasite) and multiclass (species-level) classification.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1163–1398
e1

“Cuscuta , a genus of parasitic plants”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 20–57

Title

Assisting species differentiation and taxonomic classification by hyperspectral imaging: an example from the parasitic plant realm

Vasili A. Balios; Samuel Ortega; Karsten Heia; et al. Plant Methods 2026. doi:10.1186/s13007-025-01498-y

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Method / resourceobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Random Forest and Neural Network models achieved approximately 0.97 accuracy and balanced F1 in Cuscuta species classification.

Taxon
CuscutaCuscutae0e1
Outcome
classification accuracy and balanced F1 scorese0e1
Value
approximately 0.97e0e1
Qualifier
multiclass (species-level)e0e1

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e0

“Random Forest and Neural Network models trained on segmented pixels achieved high classification accuracy and balanced F1 scores of approximately 0.97 in both binary (host versus parasite) and multiclass (species-level) classification.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1163–1398
e1

“Cuscuta , a genus of parasitic plants”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 20–57

Title

Assisting species differentiation and taxonomic classification by hyperspectral imaging: an example from the parasitic plant realm

Vasili A. Balios; Samuel Ortega; Karsten Heia; et al. Plant Methods 2026. doi:10.1186/s13007-025-01498-y

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Associationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Selected wavelengths were associated with chlorophyll content and other biochemical markers.

Taxon
CuscutaCuscutae0e1
Compound
chlorophyll contente0e1
Outcome
key wavelengthse0e1
Direction
associated withe0e1

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e0

“identifying key wavelengths associated with chlorophyll content and other biochemical markers.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1556–1650
e1

“Cuscuta , a genus of parasitic plants”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 20–57

Title

Assisting species differentiation and taxonomic classification by hyperspectral imaging: an example from the parasitic plant realm

Vasili A. Balios; Samuel Ortega; Karsten Heia; et al. Plant Methods 2026. doi:10.1186/s13007-025-01498-y

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