Spore morphology and wall ultrastructure of Blechnum L. species from North West Argentina

2009 ◽  
Vol 156 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 185-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.P. Ramos Giacosa ◽  
M.A. Morbelli ◽  
G.E. Giudice
Grana ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta A. Morbelli ◽  
Maria Raquel Piñeiro ◽  
Gabriela E. Giudice

2016 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 877-890 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agustina Yañez ◽  
Gonzalo J. Marquez ◽  
Marta A. Morbelli

The spore morphology and wall ultrastructure of Microlepia speluncae and Pteridium arachnoideum from the Paranaense Province were analyzed with LM, SEM and TEM and a comparative analysis was carried out. In both species the spores are covered by a three-dimensional network of threads branched and fused, tangentially arranged to the surface, and some free-end threads are also seen. The species were differentiated by morphology and the frequency of threads fusion and the networks distribution on the surface of the spores. In both species the exospore is two-layered in section, both layers are traversed by single or branched channels. The perispore is three-layered in section: the inner layer is adhered to the exospore, the middle layer is formed of a three-dimensional network of threads and the outer layer is discontinuous. The perispore ultrastructure of Microlepia speluncae was interpreted as formed of helical subunits displayed around a central channel. The spore morphology and perispore ultrastructure allow differentiating Microlepia from Pteridium but also to the other Dennstaedtiaceae genera that grow in the Paranaense Province. The results obtained allow establishing relationships that let us recognize different groups and gave a new reference to get a better knowledge of the family.


2010 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 361-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gonzalo J. Marquez ◽  
Marta A. Morbelli ◽  
Gabriela E. Giudice

The spore morphology and wall ultrastructure of Sphaeropteris gardneri (Hook.) R.M. Tryon from Brazil were analyzed with LM, SEM and TEM. The spores are trilete with an ornamentation formed of short low ridges with spines in their margins. The exospore is 2.5μm thick, two- layered in section and single or branched channels are present. The perispore is 1.2μm thick and two-layered. The inner layer has three strata: the inner stratum is formed of a network of branched and fused threads, the middle stratum has threads with a radial orientation and in the outer stratum thin, dark fibres are immersed in a less dense contrasted matrix. The outer layer of the perispore is the one that forms the echinate-ridges and is constituted of threads arranged in a compact way. Globules of different sizes are observed on the surface. The differences found in the perispore ornamentation and ultrastructure in Alsophila, which was previously studied, and those of Sphaeropteris, show a tendency to wall complexity.


2011 ◽  
Vol 294 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 227-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan P. Ramos Giacosa ◽  
Marta A. Morbelli ◽  
Gabriela E. Giudice

2016 ◽  
Vol 225 ◽  
pp. 84-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.P. Ramos Giacosa ◽  
M.A. Morbelli ◽  
G.E. Giudice ◽  
D.A. Gorrer

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