Original paper
Cladistic analysis of the rust fungi: A reappraisal
Savile, D. B. O.
Nova Hedwigia Band 57 Heft 1-2 (1993), p. 269 - 277
24 references
published: Aug 31, 1993
DOI: 10.1127/nova.hedwigia/57/1993/269
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Abstract
A recent paper by J. A. Hart proposes that the fern rusts are the most advanced Uredinales, and consequently that the ferns are the most modern plants. Examination of his assumptions and of the grading of his characters indicates some of the weaknesses of his conceptions. This study at least illustrates anew that faulty data can make a disaster of a cladistic analysis however good the methodology may be. The approximate ages of origins of some plant groups are indicated.
Keywords
ferns • cladistic analysis • plant groups • Uredinales