Lycopodiella

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Lycopodiella
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Lycopodiella inundata
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Lycophytes
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Lycopodiales
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Subfamily: Lycopodielloideae
Genus: Lycopodiella
Holub
Species

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Lycopodiella is a genus in the clubmoss family Lycopodiaceae. The genus members are commonly called bog clubmosses, describing their wetland habitat. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution,[1] with centers of diversity in the tropical New World and New Guinea. In the past, the genus was often incorporated within the related genus Lycopodium, but was segregated in 1964.[2] In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), Lycopodiella is placed in the subfamily Lycopodielloideae, along with three other genera. In this circumscription, the genus has about 15 species.[3] Other sources use a wider circumscription, in which the genus is equivalent to the subfamily of PPG I, in which case about 40 species and hybrids are accepted.

Description[]

Lycopodiella are non-flowering plants. They have leafy rhizomes that grow along the ground and vertical, leafy shoots, also known as peduncles.[4] Fertile peduncles have strobili at the top of the shoot.[4] Individuals can have short, creeping rhizomes with simple strobili, branching rhizomes with many strobili, or anywhere in between.[1] The North American specimens are typically shorter, have thinner shoots, and have fewer vertical shoots in the North than specimen in the South.[5]

Life cycle[]

Lycopodiella life cycles include an independent sporophyte stage and a long-lived gametophyte stage.[6] Individuals reproduce by single-celled spores that disperse and germinate into small plants when in suitable conditions.[2] This part of the plant is called the gametophyte; it produces the eggs and sperm.[2] After fertilization, the embryos grow into sporophytes, which are larger spore-bearing plants.[2] The sporophyte is the vegetative part of the plant seen in nature. Juvenile individuals typically re-sprout in the spring or after a fire.[4] Individuals have a base chromosome number of 78.[7]

Taxonomy[]

In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), Lycopodiella is placed in the subfamily Lycopodielloideae, along with three other genera (Lateristachys, Palhinhaea and Pseudolycopodiella).[3] Other sources do not recognize these genera, submerging them into Lycopodiella.[8][9]

Extant species[]

Lycopodiella inundata

As of December 2019, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following species:[10]

  • Lycopodiella alopecuroides (L.) Cranfill – foxtail clubmoss; North and South America
  • B.Øllg.
  • Lycopodiella appressa (Chapm.) Cranfill – southern clubmoss, appressed bog clubmoss; eastern North America, Cuba
  • (B.Øllg. & P.G.Windisch) B.Øllg.
  • B.Øllg. & P.G.Windisch – Brazil (Minas Gerais)
  • (Alderw.) P.J.Edwards – New Guinea
  • Lycopodiella inundata (L.) Holub – marsh clubmoss or bog clubmoss; circumpolar cool temperate
  • Chinnock – northern Queensland
  • J.G.Bruce – northern prostrate clubmoss; United States (Michigan)
  • (R.M.Harper) Cranfill – feather stem clubmoss; southeastern United States
  • (J.W.Moore) comb. ined. – Society Islands
  • J.G.Bruce, W.H.Wagner & Beitel – northern appressed clubmoss; United States (Michigan)
  • (B.Øllg. & P.G.Windisch) B.Øllg.

Some hybrids have also been described:[10]

  • Cranfill
  • (Eiger) Cranfill
  • A.Haines
  • (R.J.Eaton) A.Haines

Using the broader circumscription of the genus, Plants of the World Online recognized the following additional Lycopodiella species as of December 2019.[9] Using the narrow circumscription of the genus Lycopodiella, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World divided them among three other genera:[10]

  • Lycopodiella affinis (Bory) Pic.Serm. =
  • Lycopodiella benjaminiana P.G.Windisch =
  • Lycopodiella bradei (Herter) B.Øllg. =
  • Lycopodiella camporum B.Øllg. & P.G.Windisch =
  • Lycopodiella carnosa (Silveira) B.Øllg. =
  • Lycopodiella caroliniana (L.) Pic.Serm. = Pseudolycopodiella caroliniana
  • Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic.Serm. = Palhinhaea cernua
  • Lycopodiella contexta (Mart.) Holub =
  • Lycopodiella curvata (Sw.) Greuter & R.Rankin =
  • Lycopodiella descendens B.Øllg. =
  • Lycopodiella diffusa (R.Br.) B.Øllg. = Lateristachys diffusa
  • Lycopodiella glaucescens (C.Presl) B.Øllg. =
  • Lycopodiella iuliformis (Underw. & F.E.Lloyd) B.Øllg. =
  • Lycopodiella krameriana B.Øllg. =
  • Lycopodiella lateralis (R.Br.) B.Øllg. = Lateristachys lateralis
  • Lycopodiella lehmannii (Hieron.) B.Øllg. =
  • Lycopodiella maniculata B.Øllg. =
  • Lycopodiella pendulina (Hook.) B.Øllg. =
  • Lycopodiella riofrioi (Sodiro) B.Øllg. =
  • Lycopodiella sarcocaulon (A.Braun & Welw. ex Kuhn) Pic.Serm. =
  • Lycopodiella serpentina (Kunze) B.Øllg. =
  • Lycopodiella steyermarkii B.Øllg. =
  • Lycopodiella tomentosa (Alderw.) P.J.Edwards =
  • Lycopodiella torta (Underw. & F.E.Lloyd) B.Øllg. =
  • Lycopodiella trianae (Hieron.) B.Øllg. =
  • Lycopodiella veigae (Vasc.) O.Eriksson, A.Hansen & Sunding =

Distribution and habitat[]

Lycopodiella is found worldwide, but typically in temperate and tropical areas, a majority of which are found in North and South America.[11] Individuals are typically found in terrestrial lowlands or montane forests on poor soils.[12] Much of the soils are sandy and saturated and have little to no organic layer.[2]

North America[]

The known Lycopodiella in North America consists of six species and four hybrids.[13] All but one species of Lycopodiella, Lycopodiella inundata, are limited to the East coast, Gulf of Mexico, and/or Great Lakes region.[13] L. inundata is found from New England to Alaska and down into California.[13]

References[]

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  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Gilman, Arthur (2004). Lycopodiella alopecuroides (L.) Cranfill Foxtail bog clubmoss. pp. i, 3.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b PPG I (2016). "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 54 (6): 563–603. doi:10.1111/jse.12229.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Weakley, Alan (2010). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. pp. 18–19.
  5. ^ Haines, Arthur (2003). "Lycopodiella ×gilmanii (Lycopodiaceae), a New Hybrid Bog Clubmoss from Northeastern North America". American Fern Journal. 93 (4): 196–197.
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  8. ^ Christenhusz, Maarten J.M. & Chase, Mark W. (2014). "Trends and concepts in fern classification". Annals of Botany. 113 (9): 571–594. doi:10.1093/aob/mct299. PMC 3936591. PMID 24532607.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Lycopodiella Holub". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019). "Lycopodiella". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. 8.11. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  11. ^ Øllgaard, Benjamin (1992). "Neotropical Lycopodiaceae - An Overview". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 79 (3): 711–712.
  12. ^ Sahidan, NorShahidah; Choo, Chee Yan; Latiff, Abdul Rais; Jaman, Razali (2012). "Variations of huperzine A content in Lycopodiaceae species from tropics". Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines. 10 (2).
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