葡萄抗白粉病相关基因γVPE的克隆与表达分析

该研究采用RT-PCR技术,从抗病的中国野生华东葡萄‘白河-35-1’和感病的欧洲葡萄‘佳丽酿’中克隆了液泡加工酶基因(γVPE),分别命名为VpγVPE和VvCγVPE。克隆的2个γVPE基因cDNA长度均为1 624bp,ORF为1 482bp,编码493个氨基酸。氨基酸多序列对比分析发现,‘白河-35-1’、‘佳丽酿’、‘无核白’和‘黑比诺’葡萄中的γVPE基因底物结合口袋域的3个关键氨基酸之一的丝氨酸(Ser395)均变为丙氨酸(Ala),与其他植物的VPE基因底物口袋结合域有所不同。实时荧光定量PCR表明,在白粉菌诱导后的不同时期内,γVPE基因在感病葡萄和抗病葡萄中的表达模式不同,抗病株系中VpγVPE基因的表达量在诱导后的前期(4h和48h)和后期(168h)均有所增加,而感病株系中VvCγVPE基因在诱导后4h表达量最高,随后降低。γVPE基因在白粉菌诱导后不同时期内表达量的变化,表明γVPE基因在一定程度上与葡萄的抗性相关。研究结果为进一步揭示γVPE基因在抗病过程中的分子机理奠定了基础。     

中国野生毛葡萄‘丹凤-2’3个芪合酶基因表达与功能分析

为了研究中国野生毛葡萄(Vitis quinquangularis Rehd.)‘丹凤-2’3个芪合酶基因的表达与功能,该研究采用同源克隆技术分离了毛葡萄‘丹凤-2’3个芪合酶基因VqSTS21、VqSTS30和VqSTS32(GenBank登录号分别为JQ868677、JQ868668和JQ868666),3个基因的cDNA全长均为1 179bp,编码392个氨基酸。以抗葡萄白粉病(Uncinula necator)的毛葡萄‘丹凤-2’和不抗病的欧洲葡萄‘赤霞珠’为材料分别进行接种白粉菌和ABA、SA、MeJA、高温、低温和高盐胁迫处理,利用实时定量PCR检测这3个基因在胁迫处理下的表达情况;同时利用农杆菌介导法将这3个基因分别转入模式植物烟草中,检测这3个基因在烟草中的表达产物,分析比较这3个基因的表达功能。结果显示:在2个供试材料中,葡萄白粉菌胁迫下芪合成酶VqSTS32诱导表达量高于VqSTS21和VqSTS30;在非生物胁迫处理下,芪合酶基因VqSTS32对高温处理反应最敏感。采用高效液相色谱分析检测转3个基因烟草的结果显示,转VqSTS32基因烟草比转VqSTS30基因烟草植株中白藜芦醇的累积量高。研究表明,3个基因中VqSTS32具有较高的抗葡萄白粉菌特性并能在转基因烟草中表达出较高的反式云杉新苷产物,这为进一步利用VqSTS32转目的植物葡萄基因研究提供了依据。     

中国野生毛葡萄芪合成酶基因克隆及表达分析

采用RT-PCR技术克隆中国野生毛葡萄‘丹凤-2’芪合成酶基因,命名为VqDSTS1,并进行序列及表达模式分析.结果表明:VqDSTS1基因cDNA编码区全长为1 179bp,GenBank登录号为JQ342086,编码392个氨基酸;氨基酸序列分析表明,VqDSTS1含有芪合成酶基因家簇的特征识别序列‘IPNSAGAIAGN’和‘GVLFGFG-PGLT’;序列比对显示,VqDSTS1与其他葡萄种质的芪合成酶氨基酸序列一致性在95.2%～98.7%之间;半定量RT-PCR分析表明,VqDSTS1受白粉病诱导表达,呈双峰模式.为进一步研究中国野生毛葡萄‘丹凤-2’芪合成酶基因家族的表达及功能分析提供了基础.     

mRNA差异显示技术克隆中国葡萄属野生种核糖体RNA基因

克隆功能基因是研究植物基因结构及功能的重要途径,利用mRNA差异显示技术,筛选获得了中国葡萄属野生种华东葡萄白河-35-1在人工接种白粉菌前后差异表达基因的cDNA片段Vprdrf4。经Northern杂交验证,该片段为正调控片段,Blaset检索表明与真核生物核糖体RNA基因的同源性高达90%以上,GenBank登录号为CD347664。     

葡萄果实(E)-β-丁香烯合酶基因的克隆及其表达分析

利用生物信息学方法,通过电子克隆获得葡萄(Vitis vinifera Linn.) (E)-β-丁香烯合酶基因的cDNA序列;以从葡萄品种‘德引84-1’(‘Deyin 84-1’)果肉中提取的mRNA为cDNA模板,利用特异PCR技术克隆得到1个全长1 880 bp的基因,被命名为Vv-ECar(GenBank登录号JF808010),该基因序列包括开放阅读框1 674 bp、3’非翻译编码区209 bp和poly+ (A) 28 bp,可编码557个氨基酸.比对结果显示:葡萄Vv-ECar基因的核苷酸序列与葡萄VvGwECar2基因的同源性达93％,二者编码的氨基酸序列同源性达90.8％,均含有植物萜类合酶家族共有的保守域DDXXD;葡萄Vv-ECar与茶[Camellia sinensis (Linn.)0.Kuntze]和杨(Populus balsamifera subsp.trichocarpa×P.deltoids)的萜类合酶相关基因同源性均在73％以上;分子进化树的分析结果也显示葡萄Vv-ECar基因编码的氨基酸序列与其他植物的同源序列具有高度保守性.半定量RT-PCR和荧光定量PCR分析结果显示:在葡萄果实发育的不同阶段均有Vv-ECar基因的表达,但其相对表达量随果实的发育呈先低后高的趋势,其中在幼果期相对表达量最高.     

新疆盐穗木GRAS转录因子基因克隆及表达分析

利用抑制消减杂交法从藜科盐穗木属盐生植物盐穗木中分离得到了一个盐胁迫响应的表达序列标签(EST)片段,结合SMARTTMRACE技术获得了盐穗木GRAS转录因子基因的cDNA。序列分析表明,该基因全长2 090bp,含有1 635bp的阅读框,294bp的5′-UTR和161bp的3′-UTR,编码544个氨基酸,分子质量为61.503kD,理论等电点为6.1。系统进化树和Blast同源序列比对分析结果显示,该基因编码的蛋白具有GRAS家族特有的C端保守结构域,并与葡萄GRAS家族蛋白VvSCL13聚集在一起,故将该基因命名为HcSCL13(GenBank登录号KC68640)。实时荧光定量qRT-PCR分析表明,HcSCL13基因在盐胁迫后表达呈明显上调,初步推测Hc-SCL13基因可能与盐穗木的耐盐性相关。     

中国野葡萄新基因cDNA全长的克隆及序列分析

根据对中国野生葡萄华东葡萄株系白河-35-1在白粉病诱导下构建的cDNA文库中获得的1条EST序列设计特异引物,以总RNA逆转录产物为模板,进行SMART-RACE扩增。结合生物信息学方法对所获的序列进行开放阅读框、序列同源性分析,并预测了蛋白质的理化性质、信号肽、酶与非酶分析、亚细胞定位以及蛋白质二级结构。结果表明,获得的中国野生葡萄新基因的全长序列为854 bp,其开放阅读框为585 bp,5′非编码区为107 bp,3′非编码区为162 bp;同源性比对表明该新基因推导的氨基酸序列与拟南芥RNA结合蛋白和水稻推定的半乳糖基转移酶的同源性分别为55%和63%,第8~82位氨基酸序列与RNA识别基序相类似,是一个典型的结构功能域;推导该基因表达产物为相对分子质量为21 801.27、等电点为6.86的不稳定蛋白,定位于细胞核,不包含信号肽,二级结构主要是无规则卷曲。     

鲢鱼解偶联蛋白2全长cDNA序列的克隆及其组织表达

从淡水食毒藻鱼类鲢鱼(Hypophthalmichthysmolitrix)肝脏,通过简并引物克隆解偶联蛋白2(un-couplingprotein2,UCP2)cDNA核心序列,应用5′RACE和3′RACE技术分别扩增该序列的5′末端和3′末端序列,最后通过序列拼接获得鲢鱼肝脏UCP2cDNA全序列。序列分析结果表明,鲢鱼肝脏UCP2cDNA全长1452bp,其中5′-UTR长337bp,3′-UTR长182bp,编码区933bp,编码310个氨基酸,推测的氨基酸序列包含线粒体内膜载体蛋白3个特征结构及解偶联蛋白(UCPs)的特征序列。对鲢鱼不同组织UCP2的表达调控研究发现,鲢鱼组织UCP2基因在肠道、肝脏、肌肉、脂肪组织均大量表达,而在脑组织表达量较低,这与鲢鱼体内微囊藻毒素在这几个组织的分布完全一致,表明UCP2的功能可能与抑制微囊藻毒素引发过量活性氧(ROS)生成有关。     

鲢鱼解偶联蛋白2全长cDNA序列的克隆及其组织表达

从淡水食毒藻鱼类鲢鱼(Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)肝脏，通过简并引物克隆解偶联蛋白2(uncoupling protein 2，UCP2) cDNA核心序列，应用5′RACE和3′RACE技术分别扩增该序列的5′末端和3′末端序列，最后通过序列拼接获得鲢鱼肝脏UCP2 cDNA全序列。序列分析结果表明，鲢鱼肝脏UCP2 cDNA全长1 452 bp，其中5′-UTR长337 bp，3′-UTR长182 bp，编码区933 bp，编码310个氨基酸，推测的氨基酸序列包含线粒体内膜载体蛋白3个特征结构及解偶联蛋白(UCPs)的特征序列。对鲢鱼不同组织UCP2的表达调控研究发现，鲢鱼组织UCP2基因在肠道、肝脏、肌肉、脂肪组织均大量表达，而在脑组织表达量较低，这与鲢鱼体内微囊藻毒素在这几个组织的分布完全一致，表明UCP2的功能可能与抑制微囊藻毒素引发过量活性氧(ROS)生成有关。     

中国野生毛葡萄VqTLP15基因的克隆与抗病性功能研究（英文）

该研究以抗病品种中国野生毛葡萄‘商-24’和感病品种欧洲葡萄‘红地球’为材料,利用RT-PCR方法克隆TLP15基因,分别命名为VqTLP15和VvTLP15(GSVIVT01018769001),对其进行生物信息学分析、亚细胞定位、转化拟南芥,并接种不同病原菌观察分析转基因株系的抗性,采用qRT-PCR检测SA和JA/Eth信号途径以及调控气孔运动的相关基因表达。结果显示:(1)成功克隆获得VqTLP15基因的开放阅读框(ORF);氨基酸序列比对显示,VqTLP15基因与葡萄基因组网站欧洲葡萄‘黑比诺’VvTLP15和‘红地球’克隆的VvTLP15基因的同源性分别为98.99%和99.66%。(2)亚细胞定位表明,VqTLP15定位于细胞质。(3)成功获得VqTLP15转基因拟南芥株系(L1、 L2、 L3)。(4)接种观察发现:白粉菌处理7 d后转基因株系对白粉菌的抗性较野生型(Col-0)提高,且其叶片的白粉菌孢子浓度显著低于Col-0;灰霉菌诱导的叶片坏死性损伤在转基因株系(L1、L2和L3病斑面积40%的比例分别为71%、62%和67%)中显著大于Col-0(43%);接种PstDC3000后转基因株系叶片的病害表型没有Col-0明显,叶片孔径减小程度大于Col-0,且细菌浓度低于Col-0。(5)组织化学染色分析表明:白粉菌处理后转基因株系叶片胼胝质沉积、细胞死亡率和■水平都显著大于Col-0;灰霉菌处理后转基因株系的细胞死亡率、H_2O_2和■水平均高于Col-0;PstDC3000处理后细胞死亡率和■积累水平都高于Col-0。(6)qRT-PCR检测显示:接种白粉菌后,转基因株系中PR1和ICS1的表达水平均升高,PR1表达在接种72 h时达到峰值,而ICS1在接种120 h时达到峰值,LOX3的表达水平逐渐降低,并于接种120 h时降至最低水平,但仍高于Col-0;接种灰霉菌后,转基因株系中PR1、NPR1和PDF1.2基因的表达均上调,并在接种48 h时达到峰值,LOX3基因的表达水平下降,但仍高于Col-0;接种PstDC3000后,转基因株系中PR1、PDF1.2和NHL10的表达均高于Col-0,但WRKY53的表达低于Col-0, L1中COI1、FRK1、ATPPC2、FLS2、OST1的表达水平高于Col-0;接种flg22或LPS后, L1中COI1基因的表达低于Col-0,但ATPPC2、FLS2、OST1基因的表达水平高于Col-0。研究表明,过量表达VqTLP15基因降低了对白粉菌和PstDC3000的敏感性,增加了对灰霉菌的敏感性。VqTLP15基因可能通过介导水杨酸(SA)和茉莉酸/乙烯(JA/Eth)信号转导途径以及气孔免疫反应来参与植物的抗病防御反应,为葡萄抗病分子育种提供了一个可能的候选基因。     

The phylogenetic placement of Ostropales within Lecanoromycetes (Ascomycota) revisited

Results of molecular studies regarding the phylogenetic placement of the order Ostropales and related taxa within Lecanoromycetes were thus far inconclusive. Some analyses placed the order as sister to the rest of Lecanoromycetes, while others inferred a position nested within Lecanoromycetes. We assembled a data set of 101 species including sequences from nuLSU rDNA, mtSSU rDNA, and the nuclear protein-coding RPB1 for each species to examine the cause of incongruencies in previously published phylogenies. MP, minimum evolution, and Bayesian analyses were performed using the combined three-region data set and the single-gene data sets. The position of Ostropales nested in Lecanoromycetes is confirmed in all single-gene and concatenated analyses, and a placement as sister to the rest of Lecanoromycetes is significantly rejected using two independent methods of alternative topology testing. Acarosporales and related taxa (Acarosporaceae group) are basal in Lecanoromycetes. However, if the these basal taxa are excluded from the analyses, Ostropales appear to be sister to the rest of Lecanoromycetes, suggesting different ingroup rooting as the cause for deviating topologies in previously published phylogenies.     

Evolutionary relationships among aquatic anamorphs and teleomorphs: Lemonniera, Margaritispora, and Goniopila

The hypothesis that similar conidial morphologies in aquatic hyphomycetes are a result of convergent evolution was tested using molecular sequence data. Cladistic analyses were performed on partial sequences of 28S rDNA of seven species of Lemonniera, one species of Margaritispora and one species of Goniopila. Lemonniera has tetraradiate conidia with long arms, whereas Margaritispora and Goniopila have typically globose (isodiametric) conidia, with short conical protuberances in a stellate or quadrangular arrangement. Lemonniera and Margaritispora have phialidic conidiogenesis and both produce dark, minute sclerotia in culture whereas Goniopila has holoblastic conidiogenesis and does not produce sclerotia in culture. Goniopila produces a microconidial phialidic synanamorph in culture. All three genera have schizolytic conidial secession. Molecular analyses demonstrate that Lemonniera species are placed in two distinct clades: one within Leotiomycetes; the other within Pleosporales, Dothideomycetes. Margaritispora is placed with Lemonniera species within Leotiomycetes. Goniopila and Lemonniera pseudofloscula are placed within Dothideomycetes. No morphological character was entirely congruent with the molecular derived phylogeny. This suggests that for the group of species studied, conidial shape is not a reliable indicator of phylogeny but more likely the result of convergent evolution in response to the aquatic environment.     

Genome Analysis inNeurospora crassa;Cloning of Four Lociarginine-1(arg-1),methionine-6(met-6),unknown-7(un-7), andribosome production-1(rip-1) and Associated Chromosome Walking

We have cloned fourNeurospora crassagenes by complementation analysis. Cloned genes include thearginine-1(arg-1),methionine-6(met-6),unknown-7(un-7), andribosome production-1(rip-1) loci. Chromosome walks were initiated in ordered cosmid libraries from the cloned loci. A total of about 700 kb of theNeurosporagenome is covered in these walks.     

The phylogenetic placement of the Leucogastrales, including Mycolevis siccigleba (Cribbeaceae), in the Albatrellaceae using morphological and molecular data

The morphology of many hypogeous fungi converges on a homogeneous reduced form, suggesting that disparate lineages are subject to a uniform selection pressure. The primary goal of this study was to evaluate the morphology and infer the phylogeny of the Leucogastrales with Mycolevis siccigleba using a Bayesian methodology. A comprehensive morphological assessment was used for an a priori phylogenetic inference to guide the sequencing effort. All structures except spore ornamentation pointed to the Albatrellaceae as the most likely sister taxon. Polyporoletus sublividus, a close relative of Albatrellus, produces ornamented basidiospores with a similar structure to M. siccigleba basidiospores. The ITS from 30 taxa was used for the molecular phylogenetic analysis. P. sublividus was found sister to Mycolevis. Leucophleps spinispora and L. magnata formed a group sister to the Polyporoletus/Mycolevis group, whereas Leucogaster was polyphyletic with respect to the core of the Leucogastrales and sister to A. caeruleoporus. This relationship was expected as previously undescribed chlamydospores produced by members of Albatrellus had a similar morphology to the basidiospores of L. rubescens.     

甘菊ClHSP70与ClHSP90基因的克隆及表达分析

该研究以甘菊(Chrysanthemum lavandulifolium)为实验材料,通过RT-PCR方法从甘菊转录组数据中分离出热激蛋白合成相关基因,命名为ClHSP70和ClHSP90。序列分析表明,ClHSP70基因ORF全长为2 559bp,编码852个氨基酸,蛋白功能区预测表明含有典型的HSP70蛋白NBD和SBD保守结构域;ClHSP90基因ORF全长为2 094bp,编码697个氨基酸,含有HATPase结构域和HSP90保守结构域。生物信息学分析表明,甘菊ClHSP70与大豆(Glycine max)和烟草(Nicotiana tomentosiformis)HSP70蛋白有较高的一致性,ClHSP90基因编码的氨基酸序列与紫茎泽兰(Ageratina adenophora)HSP90高度相似;实时荧光定量表达分析表明,在42℃处理不同时间,甘菊叶片中ClHSP70和ClHSP90基因表达均在0.5h时显著增加,1h达到最大值,2h后缓慢下降;不同组织表达分析表明,甘菊在42℃处理1h后,ClHSP70在成熟叶中的表达量显著高于嫩叶和根等其他组织;ClHSP90在成熟茎中的表达量最高。研究说明,ClHSP70和ClHSP90基因具有热激蛋白特征,参与了甘菊热胁迫应答过程,该研究结果为以后深入研究其基因功能奠定了基础。     

中国黑粉菌属和利罗黑粉菌属

黑粉菌属是Roussel 1806年建立的,全世界记载有三百余种,主要寄生于禾本科,是经济作物及牧草的重要致病菌·长期以来,对黑粉菌的邢子使用过各种名称,如厚垣孢子,冬孢子及黑粉孢子等.本文采用黑粉孢子以区别锈菌的冬孢子. 芳’(1979)在《中国真菌总汇》中列出黑粉菌属五十种及一个变型.作者经过显微结构和超显微结构的研究,承认其中二十九种为正确名称,八种及一变型为异名,顶黑粉菌(Ustilago acrearus Berk.)由于错拼而被废弃.埃地黑粉菌(Ustilago emodensis Berk.)被转移至利罗粉菌属(Liroa).另有十一种黑粉菌因缺少标本留待今后订正.自1979年以后,杨信东(1983)增加黑粉菌属二种我国新纪录,K.范基和郭林(1986)描述一新种,四种新纪录.在本文中,作者描述一新种:鸢尾蒜黑粉(Ustilago ixiolirii Guo L) ,孢子堆生在蒴果内,不开裂,黑色,粉末状.黑粉孢子球形,近球形,稀椭圆形, 12.5-21×10-21μm,黑褐色,壁厚1-1.Sμm,纹饰脑状.是迄今生在石蒜科植物上唯一黑粉菌的种,其它几种黑粉菌均属条黑粉菌属.本文增加七种我国新纪录.共计四十九种,寄生于六科四十四属植物,主要是禾本科和蓼科.这仅是黑粉菌属研究的初步报告,在全国范围内大量采集黑粉菌标本后,作者相信会有更多新种和我国新纪录被发现.利罗黑粉菌属(Liroa)是从黑粉菌属(Ustaligo)分出的,此属为单种属.     

Molecular and morphological characterization of Leveillula (Ascomycota: Erysiphales) on monocotyledonous plants

Leveillula on monocotyledonous plants have been recorded as L. taurica by several authors, whereas the fungus on Allium has been described as an independent species, namely L. allii, by some authors. We sequenced ca 600 bp of the rDNA ITS region for two Leveillula specimens from Allium and Polianthes (both from monocotyledons) and compared them with several already published sequences from Leveillula isolates from dicotyledons. Pair-wise percentages of sequence divergences were calculated for all Leveillula isolates. The ITS sequence of the Polianthes isolate was identical to L. taurica on Helianthus and Vicia. The sequence of the Allium isolate was 99.5 % identical to L. taurica on Euphorbia, Haplophylum, Peganum, etc. These results suggest close relationships between monocot and dicot pathogenic Leveillula species. The identity between two monocot isolates was 98.4 %. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the two monocot isolates do not group into a clade together. This result suggests that Leveillula acquired parasitism to monocots at least twice independently.     

A new fungal genus, Teracosphaeria, with a phialophora-like anamorph (Sordariomycetes, Ascomycota)

The new genus and species Teracosphaeria petroica is described for a perithecial ascomycete and its anamorph occurring on decayed wood collected in New Zealand. The fungus produces immersed, non-stromatic ceratosphaeria-like perithecia in nature, with hyaline, septate ascospores produced in unitunicate, non-amyloid asci. The anamorph produced in vitro is phialophora-like with lightly pigmented phialides terminating in flaring, deep collarettes that are often noticeably brown with conspicuous periclinal thickening. Phylogenetic analysis of LSU rDNA sequence data indicates that this fungus is distinct from morphologically similar fungi classified in the Chaetosphaeriales, the Trichosphaeriales or the Magnaporthaceae. It forms a monophyletic group with recently described, chaetosphaeria-like ascomycetes, such as the pyrenomycete genus Mirannulata, and shows affinity with the anamorphic species Dictyochaeta cylindrospora. The usefulness of describing anamorph genera for morphologically reduced anamorphs, when anamorph characteristics are actually part of the holomorph diagnosis, is discussed. An apparently contradictory example of the so-called Cordana and Pseudobotrytis anamorphs of Porosphaerella spp. is also discussed.     

Prosthecium species with Stegonsporium anamorphs on Acer

Data from microscopic morphology, single-spore cultures, and DNA analyses of teleomorphs and anamorphs support the recognition of five species of Prosthecium with Stegonsporium anamorphs on Acer: P. acerinum sp. nov., the teleomorph of S. acerinum; P. acerophilum comb. nov., formerly known as Dictyoporthe acerophila; P. galeatum comb. nov., originally described as Massaria galeata; P. opalus sp. nov.; and P. pyriforme sp. nov., the teleomorph of S. pyriforme s. str. The morphology of both type specimens and freshly collected material was investigated. The teleomorphs have brown ellipsoidal ascospores with five distosepta and often a longitudinal distoseptum. The anamorphs of all species described here belong to Stegonsporium; their connection to the Prosthecium teleomorphs was demonstrated by morphology and DNA sequences of single spore cultures derived from both ascospores and conidia. The anamorphs and teleomorphs of all five Prosthecium species are described and illustrated by LM images, and a key to these species is provided. As perceived from this work, S. pyriforme is restricted to Europe and does not occur in North America, whereas S. acerinum is restricted to North America, not found in Europe. The host associations given in the literature are revised and evidence is provided that only A. opalus, A. pseudoplatanus, and A. saccharum are confirmed hosts of Prosthecium with Stegonsporium anamorphs. Molecular phylogenetic analyses of tef1, ITS rDNA, and partial nuLSU rDNA sequences confirm that the species with Stegonsporium anamorphs are closely related to P. ellipsosporum, the generic type species. Stilbospora macrosperma is confirmed as the anamorph of P. ellipsosporum by DNA data of single spore isolates obtained from both ascospores and conidia.     

下延叉蕨和芽胞叉蕨配子体发育的研究

利用光学显微镜详细观察了叉蕨属(Tectaria)下延叉蕨(Tectaria decurrens)和芽胞叉蕨(T.fauriei)的配子体发育过程,记录了配子体各发育阶段的特征。结果表明:(1)下延叉蕨和芽胞叉蕨的孢子均为单裂缝,具周壁,由周壁形成纹饰,孢子极面观椭圆形,赤道面观豆形或肾形。(2)孢子萌发方式为向心型。(3)原叶体发育方式为三叉蕨型。(4)成熟原叶体心脏形,两翼向斜上方扩展。(5)均具单细胞和多细胞毛状体,在丝状体或片状体阶段出现。研究认为,从配子体发育角度看,叉蕨属是较进化的陆生真蕨类;毛状体的类型、位置和出现时间等特征在叉蕨属种间存在差异,可作为该属种间分类的特征。