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Citation for Study 15369

Citation title: "Molecular phylogenetics and generic taxonomy of the Blechnaceae ferns".

Study name: "Molecular phylogenetics and generic taxonomy of the Blechnaceae ferns".

This study is part of submission 15369 (Status: Published).

Citation

Perrie L., Wilson R., Shepherd L., Ohlsen D., Batty E., Brownsey P., & Bayly M.J. 2014. Molecular phylogenetics and generic taxonomy of the Blechnaceae ferns. Taxon, 63(4): 745-758.

Authors

• Perrie L. (submitter) +64 4 381 7261
• Wilson R.
• Shepherd L.
• Ohlsen D.
• Batty E.
• Brownsey P.
• Bayly M.J. +613 8344 5055

Abstract

The fern family Blechnaceae is cosmopolitan; however, the vast majority of species are placed in Blechnum, which occurs predominantly in the Southern Hemisphere. There are two areas that are particularly species-rich: the south-west Pacific (including Australasia), and Central and South America. Using chloroplast DNA sequences, we report the first comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of the Blechnaceae, including all genera widely recognised in recent treatments, and over half of the species. There is strong support for several major clades, which we characterise morphologically and geographically, and some of their interrelationships. Blechnum is confirmed as polyphyletic. Blechnum indicum and B. serrulatum are more closely related to Salpichlaena and Stenochlaena, and are segregated as a new genus, Telmatoblechnum. Alternative generic circumscriptions are discussed for the remainder of Blechnum. In the absence of morphological characters to diagnose the clades within core Blechnum, and for the sake of taxonomic stability, we advocate a broad circumscription for Blechnum. Brainea and Sadleria are retained as their relationships are not well resolved, but Doodia and Pteridoblechnum are clearly nested within the core of Blechnum and we provide four new names in Blechnum. Additionally, given the focus of our sampling, we discuss the biogeography of the south-west Pacific, where immigration has been more important in community assembly than what might be superficially inferred from patterns of endemism (with ca. 60% of species endemic to individual land areas).

Keywords

Blechnaceae; Blechnum; biogeography; Doodia; generic classification; molecular phylogeny; Telmatoblechnum

External links

• DOI: 10.12705/634.13

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• Canonical resource URI: http://purl.org/phylo/treebase/phylows/study/TB2:S15369
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  		@ARTICLE{TreeBASE2Ref22857,
  	 author = {Leon  Perrie and Ruby  Wilson and Lara  Shepherd and Daniel  Ohlsen and Erin  Batty and Patrick  Brownsey and Michael James Bayly},
  	 title = {Molecular phylogenetics and generic taxonomy of the Blechnaceae ferns},
  	 year = {2014},
  	 keywords = {Blechnaceae; Blechnum; biogeography; Doodia; generic classification; molecular phylogeny; Telmatoblechnum},
  	 doi = {10.12705/634.13},
  	 url = {http://},
  	 pmid = {},
  	 journal = {Taxon},
  	 volume = {63},
  	 number = {4},
  	 pages = {745--758},
  	 abstract = {The fern family Blechnaceae is cosmopolitan; however, the vast majority of species are placed in Blechnum, which
  occurs predominantly in the Southern Hemisphere. There are two areas that are particularly species-rich: the south-west Pacific
  (including Australasia), and Central and South America. Using chloroplast DNA sequences, we report the first comprehensive
  phylogenetic analysis of the Blechnaceae, including all genera widely recognised in recent treatments, and over half of the species.
  There is strong support for several major clades, which we characterise morphologically and geographically, and some of
  their interrelationships. Blechnum is confirmed as polyphyletic. Blechnum indicum and B. serrulatum are more closely related
  to Salpichlaena and Stenochlaena, and are segregated as a new genus, Telmatoblechnum. Alternative generic circumscriptions
  are discussed for the remainder of Blechnum. In the absence of morphological characters to diagnose the clades within core
  Blechnum, and for the sake of taxonomic stability, we advocate a broad circumscription for Blechnum. Brainea and Sadleria
  are retained as their relationships are not well resolved, but Doodia and Pteridoblechnum are clearly nested within the core of
  Blechnum and we provide four new names in Blechnum. Additionally, given the focus of our sampling, we discuss the biogeography
  of the south-west Pacific, where immigration has been more important in community assembly than what might be
  superficially inferred from patterns of endemism (with ca. 60% of species endemic to individual land areas).}
  }
  		

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  		TY  - JOUR
  ID  - 22857
  AU  - Perrie,Leon 
  AU  - Wilson,Ruby 
  AU  - Shepherd,Lara 
  AU  - Ohlsen,Daniel 
  AU  - Batty,Erin 
  AU  - Brownsey,Patrick 
  AU  - Bayly,Michael James
  T1  - Molecular phylogenetics and generic taxonomy of the Blechnaceae ferns
  PY  - 2014
  KW  - Blechnaceae; Blechnum; biogeography; Doodia; generic classification; molecular phylogeny; Telmatoblechnum
  UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.12705/634.13
  N2  - The fern family Blechnaceae is cosmopolitan; however, the vast majority of species are placed in Blechnum, which
  occurs predominantly in the Southern Hemisphere. There are two areas that are particularly species-rich: the south-west Pacific
  (including Australasia), and Central and South America. Using chloroplast DNA sequences, we report the first comprehensive
  phylogenetic analysis of the Blechnaceae, including all genera widely recognised in recent treatments, and over half of the species.
  There is strong support for several major clades, which we characterise morphologically and geographically, and some of
  their interrelationships. Blechnum is confirmed as polyphyletic. Blechnum indicum and B. serrulatum are more closely related
  to Salpichlaena and Stenochlaena, and are segregated as a new genus, Telmatoblechnum. Alternative generic circumscriptions
  are discussed for the remainder of Blechnum. In the absence of morphological characters to diagnose the clades within core
  Blechnum, and for the sake of taxonomic stability, we advocate a broad circumscription for Blechnum. Brainea and Sadleria
  are retained as their relationships are not well resolved, but Doodia and Pteridoblechnum are clearly nested within the core of
  Blechnum and we provide four new names in Blechnum. Additionally, given the focus of our sampling, we discuss the biogeography
  of the south-west Pacific, where immigration has been more important in community assembly than what might be
  superficially inferred from patterns of endemism (with ca. 60% of species endemic to individual land areas).
  L3  - 10.12705/634.13
  JF  - Taxon
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  IS  - 4
  SP  - 745
  EP  - 758
  ER  -