Browsing by Author "Tsymbalyuk, Zoya M."

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Comparative palynomorphological study of the genus Symphoricarpos (Caprifoliaceae): exine sculpture and implications for evolution
(Taylor & Francis Inc, 2022-03-29) Tsymbalyuk, Zoya M.; Çelenk, Sevcan; Bell, Charles D.; Nitsenko, Lyudmila M.; Mosyakin, Sergei L.; ÇELENK, SEVCAN; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi/Biyoloji Bölümü.; 0000-0003-4925-8902; K-2981-2012
Recent molecular phylogenetic studies of Dipsacales place Symphoricarpos in a clade containing Leycesteria, Triosteum, and Lonicera. The aim of this research was to analyze the palynomorphological features of taxa of Symphoricarpos and to compare the results with the taxonomic classification scheme and molecular phylogenetic data. Pollen morphology of 20 herbarium specimens belonging to 12 taxa of Symphoricarpos was studied using both light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Pollen are 3(4)-colporate, obtate to subprolate (Polar axis (P) /Equatorial diameter (E) = 0.73-1.21) in shape, and medium- and large-sized (P=27.93-62.51 mu m, E=25.27-69.16 mu m). Three types of exine sculpture are recognized in the genus: type I - psilate-perforate, type II - microechinate-nanoechinate, and type III - echinate-microechinate-nanoechinate. Within these pollen types, seven subtypes are distinguished based on details of the exine sculpture, pollen size, details of colpi, and presence/absence and width of annuli. It has been established that the important diagnostic features at the species level for the purposes of taxonomy of Symphoricarpos are the size of pollen grains, details of the colpi and ores, presence/absence and width of the annuli, and exine sculpture. The pollen morphology of Symphoricarpos taxa allows the establishment of hypotheses regarding the evolution of exine sculpture. In particular, we assume that there is an evolutionary trend toward a decrease in the size and number of echini and microechini. Echinate-microechinate-nanoechinate exine sculpture is hypothesized to be a plesiomorphic condition within the genus Symphoricarpos.
Pollen morphology of some species of the genus Cephalaria Schrad. (Caprifoliaceae) and its significance for taxonomy
(Wiley, 2020-10-08) Tsymbalyuk, Zoya M.; Çelenk, Sevcan; Mosyakin, Sergei L.; Nitsenko, Lyudmila M.; ÇELENK, SEVCAN; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi/Biyoloji Bölümü.; 0000-0003-4925-8902; K-2981-2012
Palynology gives the evidence for identification and elimination of taxonomically complex genera. Pollen morphology of nine species (three subg., three sect.) of the genus Cephalaria Schrad. was studied using light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Pollen grains of all investigated species are triporate, suboblate to subprolate (P/E = 0.75-1.28), and large-sized (P = 58.52 mu m-114.38, E = 63.84-119.70 mu m). The outline of pollen grains in equatorial view is circular or elliptic, in polar view circular, circular-triangular, or triangular. Pores are distinct, lolongate, elliptic, or circular, with an annulus, operculum, and distinct or indistinct, wide halo surrounding the aperture. Exine sculpture is echinate-microechinate or echinate-microechinate-nanoechinate. Additional diagnostic characters at the species level in Cephalaria Schrad. that can be used for the purposes of taxonomy are size of pollen grains and pores, the shape of pores, the width of the annulus, structure of the exine, dimension of echini and microechini, location of microechini, and presence/absence of nanoechini. Palynomorphological data are compared with the taxonomical classification system of investigated taxa. It is shown that pollen grains morphology of the genus Cephalaria Schrad. is similar to the pollen morphology of the genus Dipsacus L., which confirms their inclusion in the Dipsaceae tribe.