Abstract
The phylogenetic placement of Monocarpus sphaerocarpus D.J.Carr (Monocarpaceae), a member of the complex thalloid liverworts with highly specialised morphology, presumably related to its saltpan habitat, has been determined on the basis of molecular data. Within the complex thalloid liverworts, Monocarpus resolves as sister to the Sphaerocarpales clade. A new line drawing of Monocarpus is provided, as are the first colour photographs of living plants. Detailed ornamentation of the spores of Monocarpus collections from Australia and South Africa, as revealed by scanning electron micrography, is reported, and some of the morphological features that unite and separate Monocarpus and the Sphaerocarpales s.str. are discussed.
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Claims 3
Claim · model-written summary
Monocarpus resolved as sister to Sphaerocarpales.
- Taxon
- Monocarpus
Monocarpuse0 - Outcome
- sister to the Sphaerocarpales cladee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Monocarpus resolves as sister to the Sphaerocarpales clade.”
Claim · model-written summary
A new Monocarpus line drawing and first living-plant colour photographs were provided.
- Taxon
- MonocarpusMonocarpuse0
- Outcome
- new line drawinge0
Not reportedComparatorValue
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A new line drawing of Monocarpus is provided, as are the first colour photographs of living plants.”
Claim · model-written summary
Detailed Monocarpus spore ornamentation from Australia and South Africa was reported.
- Taxon
- MonocarpusMonocarpuse0
- Organ / stage
- sporese0
- Outcome
- Detailed ornamentatione0
- Setting
- Australia and South Africae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Detailed ornamentation of the spores of Monocarpus collections from Australia and South Africa, as revealed by scanning electron micrography, is reported”