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Martin Nebel, Ingrid Kottke, Markus Preußing and Elke Barth
Fungal Symbiosis in Liverworts
Steep slope at the footpath in Bombuscaro
young sporophytes
young spore
Symphyogyna brongniartii
vesicle
unseptate hyphae
lipid droplets
Jensenia erythropus
creeping axis
young shoot
old shoot
dichotomous branching
creeping axis
rhizoids
erect shoots
Jensenia erythropus
appressorium
external hypha
rhizoid
internal hypha
vesicle
fungal hyphae
starch grains
hypha
arbuscles
cell wall penetration
arbuscles
fossil Aglaophyton (from www.uni-muenster.de/GeoPalaeontologie)
Jensenia erythropus
Aneura pinguis
hyphal coils
male branches
upper epidermis
lower epidermis
parenchyma
cross-section
doliporus in Tulasnellafrom KOTTKE et al. 2003
imperforateparenthesome
septum
Tulasnella calospora (Basidiomycetes)from WARCUP & TALBOT 1967
Gongylanthus granatensis
capsule
opposite leafs Distinct leavy liverwort withSebacina as symbionts
doliporus in Sebacinafrom KOTTKE et al. 2003)
Sebacina vermiferafrom WARCUP & TALBOT 1967
imperforateparenthesome
septum
from Kottke et al. 2003
phylogenetic position of symbiotic fungi of liverworts
Jung
erm
ann
iops
ida
Ma
rcha
ntio
psid
a
Mar
chan
tiop
hyt
a
Sub
clas
s
Cla
ss
Ph
ylu
m
Sphaerocarpidae
Marchantiidae
Monocleales
Sphaerocarpales
Marchantiales
Ricciales
Haplomitriales
Blasiales
Treubiales
Lepicoleales
Jungermanniales
Porellales
Radulales
PleurozialesC
lass
ifica
tion
of M
arch
antio
phy
ta
Haplomitri-opsida
Blasiopsida
Treubiopsida
Ord
er
Fossombroniales
Metzgeriales
Fos
som
bron
i-o
psid
a
„Pallaviciniales“
GG
GG
GG
BB
B
from KENRICK & CRANE 1997
Conclusions
Symbiotic fungi in liverwortshave a key function for the
evolution of terrestrialecosystems
Thanks to the DFG (DFG project FOR 402) for the
generous financial support, and the NCI for research
facilities.
Publications:
Nebel, M., H.-P. Kreier, M. Preussing, M. Weiss et I. Kottke (2004): Symbiotic fungal associations
of liverworts are the possible ancestors of mycorrhizae. – in: R. Agerer, M. Piepenbring et P. Blanz
(eds.): Frontiers in Basidiomycote Mycology: 339-360. IHW-Verlag. Eching.
Kottke, I. et M. Nebel (submitted): Jensenia erythropus – a model of an ancestral landplant. - Can.
J. Bot.