Carnivory has evolved independently at least six times in five angiosperm orders. In spite of
these independent origins, there is a remarkable morphological convergence of carnivorous …

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 …

Aquatic Dicotyledons of North America: Ecology, Life History, and Systematics brings
together a wealth of information on the natural history, ecology, and systematics of North …

Understanding the physics of plant movements, which describe the interplay between plant
architecture, movement speed and actuation principles, is essential for the comprehension …

The carnivorous bladderworts (Utricularia) possess complicated suction traps. Remarkably,
information on the prey trapped is relatively sparse. We have conducted a detailed survey …

Utricularia belongs to Lentibulariaceae, a widespread family of carnivorous plants that
possess ultra-small and highly dynamic nuclear genomes. It has been shown that the …

The abundance and taxonomic composition of periphyton attached to the bladders and
phytoplankton associated with the aquatic carnivorous plant Utricularia foliosa were …

Various authors have described algae in aquatic Utricularia traps as commensals, as stress
factors or as prey. This study examined the diversity and abundance of organisms (prey …

Colombia is a global biodiversity hotspot, yet its zooplankton fauna remains poorly explored.
In Colombian inland waters, 253 species of rotifers, 119 cladocerans and 82 copepods (not …

Utricularia (bladderwort) trap contents have frequently been used to define its diet, but there
is a scarcity of information on prey availability. Yet making comparisons between trap …