Notothylas

Notothylas
Notothylas
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Anthocerotophyta
Class: Anthocerotopsida
Order: Notothyladales
Family: Notothyladaceae
Genus: Notothylas
Sull.
Species

Notothylas anaporata
Notothylas breutellii
Notothylas chaudhurii
Notothylas dissecta
Notothylas flabellata
Notothylas himalayensis
Notothylas indica
Notothylas japonicus
Notothylas javanicus
Notothylas khasiana
Notothylas levieri
Notothylas orbicularis
Notothylas pandei
Notothylas pfleidereri

Notothylas is a genus of hornworts in the family Notothyladaceae. The genus is found globally, but is usually overlooked. It is the smallest of all the hornworts, with a yellow-green gametophyte thallus that is seldom more than a centimeter in diameter, and usually much smaller.

The genus Notothylas is also unusual among hornworts in that the sporophyte is bullet-shaped and does not grow very large (less than two millimeters). The sporophytes grow outwards rather than upwards, and like Megaceros, there are no stomata on the surface of the sporophyte. The elater cells do not grow helical thickenings.

A number of classification systems place Notothylas in its own order Notothyladales (frequently misspelled Notothylales in the literature). This classification is based on the assumption that the unique physical characteristics of the genus reflect an early divergence from other hornworts. However, this assumption is not supported by either phylogenetic analysis or fossil evidence.[1] More recent classifications expand the definition of the family Notothyladaceae to include four other genera.

References

  1. ^ Duff, R. Joel; Villarreal, Juan Carlos; Cargill, D. Christine; Renzaglia, Karen S. (2007). "Progress and challenges toward developing a phylogeny and classification of the hornworts". The Bryologist 110 (2): 214–243. doi:10.1639/0007-2745(2007)110[214:PACTDA]2.0.CO;2. 
  • Asthana, A. K. & Srivastava, S. C. (1991). Indian Hornworts (A Taxonomic Study). J. Cramer: Bryophytorum Bibliotheca, Band 42. ISBN 3-443-62014-0.
  • Hässel de Menendez, G. G. (1988). A proposal for a new classification of the genera within the Anthocerotophyta. J. Hattori Bot. Lab. 64: 71-86.
  • Hicks, Marie L. (1992). Guide to the Liverworts of North Carolina. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. ISBN 0-8223-1175-5.
  • Prihar, N. S. (1961). An Introduction to Embryophyta, Volume I. Allahbad: Central Book Depot.
  • Singh, D. K. (2002) "Notothylaceae of India and Nepal(A Morpho-taxonomic revision). Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun. ISBN : 81-211-0330-4

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  • Notothylas — ID 56487 Symbol Key NOTOT2 Common Name notothylas Family Notothyladaceae Category Hornwort Division Anthocerotophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Notothylas breutelii — ID 56488 Symbol Key NOBR3 Common Name Breutel s notothylas Family Notothyladaceae Category Hornwort Division Anthocerotophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit Nonvascular …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Notothylas orbicularis — ID 56492 Symbol Key NOOR Common Name round notothylas Family Notothyladaceae Category Hornwort Division Anthocerotophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit Nonvascular …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Notothylas breutelii (Gottsche) Gottsche — Symbol NOBR3 Common Name Breutel s notothylas Botanical Family Notothyladaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Notothylas breutelii (Gottsche) Gottsche — Symbol NOBR3 Common Name Breutel s notothylas Botanical Family Notothyladaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Notothylas orbicularis (Schwein.) Sull. — Symbol NOOR Common Name round notothylas Botanical Family Notothyladaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Notothylas orbicularis (Schwein.) Sull. — Symbol NOOR Common Name round notothylas Botanical Family Notothyladaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Notothylas Sull. — Symbol NOTOT2 Common Name notothylas Botanical Family Notothyladaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Notothylas orbicularis var. orbicularis — ID 56493 Symbol Key NOORO Common Name N/A Family Notothyladaceae Category Hornwort Division Anthocerotophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit Nonvascular …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Notothylas orbicularis var. pseudotemperata — ID 56508 Symbol Key NOORP Common Name N/A Family Notothyladaceae Category Hornwort Division Anthocerotophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit Nonvascular …   USDA Plant Characteristics

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