Phytoliths in Taxonomy of Phylogenetic Domains of Plants

نویسندگان

  • Kirill S. Golokhvast
  • Ivan V. Seryodkin
  • Vladimir V. Chaika
  • Alexander M. Zakharenko
  • Igor E. Pamirsky
چکیده

We discuss, from the aspect of phylogeny, the interrelationships of the phytolith types in plants from the main taxonomical groups (algae, lichens, horsetails, gymnosperms, and floral plants) with homologues of known proteins of biomineralization. Phytolith morphotypes in various phylogenetic plant domains have different shapes. We found that, in ancient types of plants (algae, horsetails, and gymnosperms), there are fewer different phytolith morphotypes compared to more modern plants (floral plants). The phytolith morphotypes in primitive plants are generally larger than the morphotypes in more highly organized plants. We found that the irregular ruminate and irregular smooth morphotypes are the two most frequently encountered phytolith morphotypes in the tested plants (from algae to floral plants). These two morphotypes probably have a universal role. Silacidins, silicon transporters, silicateins, silaffins, and silicase homologues are often found in the major taxonomic groups of plants. Red algae had the smallest number of homologues of the biomineralization proteins (70-80), Monocotyledonous: 142, Coniferous: 166, Mosses: 227, and Dicotyledones: 336.

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دوره 2014  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2014