Polyploidization within the Funariaceae - a key principle behind speciation, sporophyte reduction and the high variance of spore diameters?

Ostendorf AK, van Gessel N, Malkowsky Y, Sabovljevic MS, Rensing SA, Roth-Nebelsick A, Reski R

Bryophyte Diversity and Evolution 2021; doi 10.11646/bde.43.1.13

Polyploidization is a driver of plant speciation, yet we know little about its role in the diversification of the Funariaceae, the family of the model moss Physcomitrella. We analyzed broad data to enable new insights into the evolution of this model family for evo-devo, signaling and biotechnology.