COMPARATIVE A peer-reviewed open-access journal CompCytogenNew 12(3): chromosome 403–420 (2018) counts and genome size estimates for 28 species of Taraxacum... 403 doi: 10.3897/CompCytogen.v12i3.27307 RESEARCH ARTICLE Cytogenetics http://compcytogen.pensoft.net International Journal of Plant & Animal Cytogenetics, Karyosystematics, and Molecular Systematics New chromosome counts and genome size estimates for 28 species of Taraxacum sect. Taraxacum Petra Macháčková1, Ľuboš Majeský1, Michal Hroneš1, Eva Hřibová2, Bohumil Trávníček1, Radim J. Vašut1 1 Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Palacký University in Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71, Olomouc, Czech Republic 2 Institute of Experimental Botany, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agri- cultural Research, Šlechtitelů 31, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic Corresponding author: Radim J. Vašut (
[email protected]) Academic editor: J.R. Daviña | Received 11 June 2018 | Accepted 22 August 2018 | Published 18 September 2018 http://zoobank.org/AE192009-1A66-4B8B-8267-B6AC546BA057 Citation: Macháčková P, Majeský Ľ, Hroneš M, Hřibová E, Trávníček B, Vašut RJ (2018) New chromosome counts and genome size estimates for 28 species of Taraxacum sect. Taraxacum. Comparative Cytogenetics 12(3): 403–420. https:// doi.org/10.3897/CompCytogen.v12i3.27307 Abstract The species-rich and widespread genus Taraxacum F. H. Wiggers, 1780 (Asteraceae subfamily Cichori- oideae) is one of the most taxonomically complex plant genera in the world, mainly due to its combina- tion of different sexual and asexual reproduction strategies. Polyploidy is usually confined to apomictic microspecies, varying from 3x to 6x (rarely 10x). In this study, we focused on Taraxacum sect. Taraxacum (= T. sect. Ruderalia; T.