With Over 60 Independent Losses, Stomata Are Expendable in Mosses

Because stomata in bryophytes are uniquely located on sporangia, the physiological and evolutionary constraints placed on bryophyte stomata are fundamentally different from those on leaves of tracheophytes. Although losses of stomata have been documented in mosses, the extent to which this evolution...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Karen S. Renzaglia, William B. Browning, Amelia Merced
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.00567/full