Riccia fluitans isolate:Rf_01 Genome sequencing. Riccia fluitans isolate:Rf_01

Riccia fluitans L. (floating crystalwort) is a popular aquarium plant quickly growing and forming thick bright green mats on and under the water surface. It can thrive in aquatic and terrestrial environments, therefore in the wild, it can be found both in water reservoirs and on denuded soil of cultivated fields or fallow lands. As a representative of Marchantiales, it belongs to the group of early-diverged land plants. Due to its amphibious character, it makes an excellent model for research on the adaptation of plants to the conquest of the terrestrial environment. Understanding the structure of the nuclear genome is necessary for further research on this milestone evolutionary event.