Laboratory scale evaluation of the feasibility of locally found bladderworts as biological agents to control dengue vector, Aedes aegypti in Sri Lanka [PDF]
BMC Plant Biology, 2023 Background The carnivorous genus Utricularia also includes aquatic species that have the potential to trap a wide range of prey, leading its death due to anoxia.
Nayana Gunathilaka +3 more
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Impact of the Alien Aquatic Plant Ludwigia hexapetala on the Native Utricularia australis: Evidence from an Indoor Experiment [PDF]
Plants, 2023 Ludwigia hexapetala is an alien aquatic plant considered highly invasive in Europe since it alters freshwater habitats by forming dense mats both in water and along banks, outcompeting natives. Ludwigia effects on the native carnivorous plant Utricularia
Emanuele Pelella +2 more
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Chromosome-level genome assembly of Utricularia aurea Lour., a canivorious higher plant with minute genome [PDF]
Scientific DataUtricularia aurea Lour. is an aquatic herbaceous plant with yellow flowers and a unique insect-trapping mechanism, distributed in several regions of China and other Asian countries. In this study, we assembled a chromosome-scale genome of U. aurea with a
Jiaojun Yu, Shisheng Li, Hongjin Dong
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The Structure and Occurrence of a Velum in Utricularia Traps (Lentibulariaceae)
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019 Bladderworts (Utricularia, Lentibulariaceae, Lamiales) are carnivorous plants that form small suction traps (bladders) for catching invertebrates. The velum is a cuticle structure that is produced by specialized trichomes of the threshold pavement ...
Bartosz J Płachno +2 more
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Alternative or cytochrome? Respiratory pathways in traps of aquatic carnivorous bladderwort Utricularia reflexa [PDF]
Plant Signaling & Behavior, 2022 Carnivorous plants of the genus Utricularia (bladderwort) form modified leaves into suction bladder traps. The bladders are metabolically active plant tissue with high rates of mitochondrial respiration (RD).
Andrej Pavlovič +3 more
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The Trap Architecture of Utricularia multifida and Utricularia westonii (subg. Polypompholyx)
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019 Utricularia are carnivorous plants which have small hollow vesicles as suction traps that work underwater by means of negative pressure and watertightness of the entrance for capturing small animal prey. Utricularia multifida and U.
Bartosz J Płachno +2 more
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Shoots and Turions of Aquatic Plants as a Source of Fatty Acids [PDF]
MoleculesBackground: Fatty acids are essential for human health. Currently, there is a search for alternative sources of fatty acids that could supplement such sources as staple crops or fishes. Turions of aquatic plants accumulate a variety of substances such as
Maciej Strzemski +7 more
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A Historical Perspective of Bladderworts (Utricularia): Traps, Carnivory and Body Architecture
Plants, 2021 The genus Utricularia includes around 250 species of carnivorous plants, commonly known as bladderworts. The generic name Utricularia was coined by Carolus Linnaeus in reference to the carnivorous organs (Utriculus in Latin) present in all species of the
Vitor F. O. Miranda +6 more
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First record of Utricularia breviscapa C.Wright ex Griseb. (Lentibulariaceae) in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2022 Utricularia breviscapa C.Wright ex Griseb. belongs to the Lentibulariaceae, a family of carnivorous plants with many aquatic species. We report a new record of U.
Yasmin de Mello Canalli +3 more
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Utricularia elephanthoides (Lentibulariaceae), especie nueva del Escudo Guayanés
Acta Botanica Mexicana, 2022 Antecedentes y Objetivos: Utricularia (Lentibulariaceae) incluye ca. 240 especies carnívoras de distribución cosmopolita. El Escudo Guayanés cuenta con 48, aproximadamente 20% del total mundial.
José Ramón Grande Allende
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