The Trap Architecture of Utricularia multifida and Utricularia westonii (subg. Polypompholyx)

The Trap Architecture of Utricularia multifida and Utricularia westonii (subg. Polypompholyx)

Utricularia are carnivorous plants which have small hollow vesicles as suction traps that work underwater by means of negative pressure and watertightness of the entrance for capturing small animal prey. Utricularia multifida and U. westonii have specific thick-walled traps, which are triangular in...

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Main Authors: Bartosz J. Płachno, Piotr Świątek, Lubomír Adamec, Samanta Carvalho, Vitor F. O. Miranda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Australian plant species
carnivorous plants
Lentibulariaceae
Polypompholyx
trap function
transfer cells
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2019.00336/full

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