Plantae - Episodio II: muschi, epatiche e antocerote

Guests of the Botanical Garden of Naples, in this video series we will discover the fascinating evolution of plants. Thanks to the splendid collections of the Garden and with the support of images in the field, we will wind our way through mosses, ferns, conifers up to the flowering plants. At the end of the path, we will also do some insights on topics such as ethnobotany and the importance of the Botanical Gardens, such as that of Naples. In this second episode, we will go to the discovery of the evolution and diversity of the first land plants that include mosses and also two little-known groups of plants: liverworts and anthocerotes. N.B. In the video, for simplicity, we will use the term "taxa" as a synonym for "species and subspecies". Video written and presented by: Michele Innangi Ph.D. Images by: Michele Innangi Roberto Marchesan (except some royalty free clips) We thank the Botanical Garden of Naples for their kind hospitality. Index: 00:00 Introduction to mosses, liverworts and anthocerotes 03:47 The alternation of generations (the haplodiplobiont cycle) 07:18 Sporophyte and gametophyte 08:34 The liverworts 11:00 The anthocerotes 13:25 The mosses 15:23 Hints on the ecology of mosses 17:25 Mosses as pioneer species 18:38 Italy is "bryodiverse" 19:29 The lichens 20:53 Conclusions