Isoetales

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Isoetales is an order of small, aquatic or semi-aquatic vascular plants known as quillworts, characterized by grass-like leaves and a fossil record extending back to the Paleozoic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant order
taxonomic rank
chromosomeCharacteristic frequent polyploidy in Isoetes
class Isoetopsida
linked to: Lycopodiophyta
commonName quillworts
distinguishedFrom Lycopodiales
linked to: Lycopodiophyta

Selaginellales
linked to: Lycopodiophyta
distribution cosmopolitan
division Lycopodiophyta
ecologicalRole aquatic vegetation
habitat for aquatic invertebrates
sediment stabilization
fossilRecord Cenozoic
Mesozoic
Paleozoic
gametophyteType endosporic gametophytes
growthForm rosette of leaves
habitat aquatic
lakes
ponds
semi-aquatic
slow-moving streams
wetlands
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement basal rosette
leafMorphology grass-like leaves
leafTexture quill-like
lifeForm vascular plant
microhabitat seasonally flooded soils
submerged substrates
notableFossilRelatives Lepidodendrales
linked to: Lepidodendron
photosyntheticOrgan leaves
photosyntheticPathway CAM-like in some Isoetes species
phylum Lycopodiophyta
pollination water-dispersed gametes
produces megaspores
microspores
reproduction spores
rootSystem corm-like base
sporangiaPosition at leaf bases
sporeDispersal water
sporeType heterosporous
subclass Isoetidae
linked to: Lycopodiophyta
systematicPosition lycophytes
typeGenus Isoetes
vascularTissue phloem
xylem
waterDependence requires water for fertilization

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Lycopodiophyta containsOrder Isoetales