Research Article

Phytoliths in Taxonomy of Phylogenetic Domains of Plants

Table 2

Phytolith morphotypes from the plants from different taxons.

Number of morphotypesPrevailing morphotypes, %Specific morphotypes, %Figure

Red algae
Tichocarpus crinitus 6Irregular ruminate (41.3)Pyramid (36)
Hexagon (11.3)
Figure 4(a)
Figure 4(b)
Mastocarpus stellatus 4Irregular smooth (38)Cylinder smooth (8.7)
Laurencio tropica 5Irregular ruminate (13.3)Hollow needle (8.7) Figure 4(c)
Amphiroa anceps 5Irregular ruminate (46.7) Needle (8.7)
Triple needle (1%)
Figure 4(d)
Figure 4(e)

Brown algae
Fucus evanescens 4Irregular ruminate (33.5)
Irregular smooth (25.5)
Elongate smooth (5.3)
Elongate rectangle smooth (4.7)
Figure 4(f)
Saccharina latissima 6Irregular smooth (25.7)
Irregular ruminate (23.7)
Elongate (19.7)

Lichens
Cladonia spp.4Irregular ruminate (56)
Irregular smooth (28)
Oval (4.7)
Usnea spp. 5Irregular smooth (43.3)
Irregular ruminate (24.6)
Circle (16)

Horsetails
Equisetum fluviatile 3Silicification of a surface of a plantPolylobate
Tracheid
Stomata
Figures 5(a) and 5(b)
Figures 6(a) and 6(b)
Equisetum hyemale 3Silicification of a surface of a plantPolylobate
Tracheid
Stomata
Figures 5(a) and 5(b)
Figures 6(a) and 6(b)

Coniferous
Pinus koraiensis 4
Circle (50.67)
Irregular ruminate (30)
Circle (50.7)
Abies squamata 3Irregular ruminate (68)
Irregular smooth (28.7)
Circle (3)
Juniperus sibirica 3Irregular ruminate (59.33)Circle (2.7)
Larix cajanderi 5Irregular ruminate (62.3)Circle (24.7)

Floral
Berberis amurensis 8Stellatus (48)
Irregular ruminate (17)
Stellatus (48) Figure 7(a)
Schisandra chinensis 12Irregular ruminate (43)Cylinder smooth curved (10)
Epidermal short cell (7)
Panax ginseng 7Irregular smooth (35.3)
Cuneiform (10.7)
Stomata
Bergenia pacifica 8Irregular ruminate (37)
Globular (20)
Oblong (13) parallel epipedal with the rounded-off edges (9)
Eleutherococcus senticosus 5Irregular ruminate (85)