Monilophytes: Part II

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Monilophytes Part II

• Leptosporangiate ferns

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Tracheophyte Diversification
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Leptosporangiate Ferns
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• Embryophytes
• Bryophytes (not covered in class)
• Lycophytes
• Clubmosses and allies
• Euphylophytes
• Monilophytes
• Ferns and fern allies)
• Lignophytes
• Seed plants

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Leptosporangiate fern phylogeny
Polypodiales
Cyatheales
Marsileales
Schizaeales
Gleicheniales/ Hymenophyllales
Osmundales
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Eusporangia vs. Leptosporangia
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Fern Life Cycle
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Fern terminology

• Sporangium (2n)
• Stalk
• Annulus
• Spores (n)
• Sorus (sori)
• Indusium

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Osmudales
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Hymenophyllales
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Gleicheniales
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Schizeales
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Marsileales
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Cyatheales