Selaginella moellendorffii

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Last updated: Feb 10, 2020 by Leonore Reiser


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Scientific name: Selaginella moellendorffii

Common name(s):

Name as shown in Phylogenes: S. moellendorffii

Ploidy: diploid

Description:

Selaginella moellendorffii is a spikemoss that has scale-like leaves and bears spores. It is a member of the Selaginellaceae (spikemosses) family of lycophytes. Phylogenetically the lycophytes are placed between the bryophytes (non-vascular land plants including the liverworts, hornworts and mosses) and the euphyllophytes (including the ferns, gymnosperms and flowering plants).

Selaginella moellendorffii is a model organism, with a small genome size (ca. 200 Mb). It is an important resource in studying the evolution of green plants and their early adaptation to land.


Reference(s):

  1. Banks JA, et al. The Selaginella genome identifies genetic changes associated with the evolution of vascular plants. 2011. Science. May 20; 332(6032):960-963. DOI: 10.1126/science.1203810

Genome Database(s): 

Phytozome