Claim · model-written summary
A new thallose hepatic was discovered in north-western Victoria with intermediate characters.
- Taxon
- Monocarpus sphaerocarpus
Monocarpus sphaerocarpust0 - Outcome
- characters intermediate between those of the Sphaerocarpineae (sensu Müller) and the section Caudiciformes of the Marchantiineaee0
- Setting
- saltpans in north-western Victoriae0
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Verbatim
e0“A new thallose hepatic with characters intermediate between those of the Sphaerocarpineae (sensu Müller) and the section Caudiciformes of the Marchantiineae has been discovered on saltpans in north-western Victoria.”
t0“Monocarpus sphaerocarpus”
Title
DJ Carr Australian Journal of Botany 1956. doi:10.1071/bt9560175
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Observation The female thallus has one spherical involucre with air chambers and specialized pores enclosing one sporophyte.
- Observation Male plants were not found.
- Observation Characters support placing allied genera within Marchantiales.
- Observation The authors propose Monocarpineae as a new suborder for Monocarpus.
- Mechanism Enclosing more than one archegonium may inhibit development of multiple sporophytes.
- Mechanism Growth substances released during sporangial meiosis may control postfertilization thallus and involucre growth.