Trioecy
Trioecy /traɪˈiːsi/, also spelled triecy, is a sexual system characterized by the coexistence of males, females, and hermaphrodites. It has been found in both plants and animals.[1][2] Like androdioecy and gynodioecy, trioecy is a mixed mating systems.[3]
Terminology
[edit | edit source]Trioecy is also called tridioecy /ˌtraɪdaɪˈiːsi/ and subdioecy /ˌsʌbdaɪˈiːsi/.[4]
The term trioecy comes from the Neo-Latin word Trioecia, a former order of trioecious plants.[5]
Evolution of trioecy
[edit | edit source]Trioecy may be an unstable transient state[6] associated with evolutionary transitioning from gynodioecy to dioecy.[7][6] In brachiopod species, trioecy usually breaks into androdioecy or gynodioecy.[8] Other studies show that trioecious populations originated from gonochoristic ancestors which were invaded by a mutant selfing hermaphrodite, creating a trioecious population.[1] It has been suggested that chromosomal duplication plays an important part in the evolution of trioecy.[9]
But one study found that trioecy can be stable under nucleocytoplasmic sex determination.[10] Another theoretical analysis indicates that trioecy could be evolutionary stable in plant species if a large amount of pollinators vary geographically.[11]
Occurrence
[edit | edit source]Trioecy is a relatively common sexual system in plants,[12] estimated to occur in about 3.6% of flowering plant species,[10] although most reports of trioecy could be misinterpretations of gynodioecy.[13] It is rare as well as poorly understood in animals.[12]
Species that exhibit trioecy
[edit | edit source]The following species have been observed to exhibit a trioecious breeding system.
Plants
[edit | edit source]- Buddleja sessiliflora
- Buddleja americana
- Coccoloba cereifera[14]
- Garcinia indica[15]
- Fragaria virginiana[16]
- Fraxinus excelsior[3]
- Fuchsia procumbens[17]
- Mercurialis annua[18]
- Opuntia robusta[4]
- Pachycereus pringlei[4][19]
- Pleodorina starrii[20]
Animals
[edit | edit source]- Aiptasia diaphana[21]
- Auanema rhodensis[1][6]
- Auanema freiburgensis[6]
- Hydra viridissima[22]
- Thor manningi [3]
- Semimytilus algosus Pacific mussel[12]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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