Image above: Branches of Equisetum sp. after summer rain at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens.
In Review/In Revision
Pelosi, J.A., R. Davenport, L.-Y. Kuo, L.N. Gray, A.J. Dant, E.H. Kim+, F.-W. Li, K.M. Dlugosch, T.J. Krabbenhoft, W.B. Barbazuk, and E.B. Sessa. The genome of the vining fern Lygodium microphyllum highlights genomic and functional differences between life phases of an invasive plant. Submitted.
Preprint Available: doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.06.640867
Kim, E.H.*,+, K. Wheatly*,+, J.A. Pelosi, L. Azevdeo-Schmidt, E.D. Currano, R.E. Dunn, J.L. Gill, J. Pitterman, and E.B. Sessa. How to survive a mass extinction: Lessons from fern gametophytes. In revision at the American Fern Journal.
Preprint Available: doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.06.640867
Kim, E.H.*,+, K. Wheatly*,+, J.A. Pelosi, L. Azevdeo-Schmidt, E.D. Currano, R.E. Dunn, J.L. Gill, J. Pitterman, and E.B. Sessa. How to survive a mass extinction: Lessons from fern gametophytes. In revision at the American Fern Journal.
Published
2025
15. Northing, P.C., J.A. Pelosi, D.L. Venable, and K.M. Dlugosch Chromosome-scale reference genome of Pectocarya recurvata, a species with one of the smallest genome sizes in Boraginaceae. In press at Applications in Plant Sciences.
Preprint available: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.10.14.617638
14. Pelosi, J.A., E.S. Sorojsrisom, W.B. Barbazuk, and E.B. Sessa. Population genomics of the gametophyte-only fern Vittaria appalachiana provides insights into clonal plant evolution. In press at New Phytologist.
Preprint available: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.10.14.617638
14. Pelosi, J.A., E.S. Sorojsrisom, W.B. Barbazuk, and E.B. Sessa. Population genomics of the gametophyte-only fern Vittaria appalachiana provides insights into clonal plant evolution. In press at New Phytologist.
2024
13. Reatini, B., J.A. Pelosi, F.A. Chang, Q. Jiang, M.T.W. McKibben, M.S. Barker, L.H. Rieseberg, and K.M. Dlugosch. Chromosome-scale reference genome and RAD-based genetic map of yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) reveal putative structural variation and QTL associated with invader traits. Genome Biology and Evolution 16(12): evae243 (17 pages). https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evae243
12. Pelosi, J.A., R. Davenport, W.B. Barbazuk, E.B. Sessa, and L.-Y. Kuo. An efficient and effective RNA extraction protocol for ferns. Applications in Plant Science 12(6): e11617 (8 pages). https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.11617
** Featured on the November-December 2024 edition of APPS
11. Pelosi, J.A., B.A. Zumwalde, W.L. Testo, E.H. Kim+, J.G. Burleigh, and E.B. Sessa. All tangled up: unraveling phylogenetics and reticulate evolution in the vining ferns, Lygodium (Lygodiaceae, Schizaeales). American Journal of Botany 111(9): e16389 (21 pages). https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.16389
12. Pelosi, J.A., R. Davenport, W.B. Barbazuk, E.B. Sessa, and L.-Y. Kuo. An efficient and effective RNA extraction protocol for ferns. Applications in Plant Science 12(6): e11617 (8 pages). https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.11617
** Featured on the November-December 2024 edition of APPS
11. Pelosi, J.A., B.A. Zumwalde, W.L. Testo, E.H. Kim+, J.G. Burleigh, and E.B. Sessa. All tangled up: unraveling phylogenetics and reticulate evolution in the vining ferns, Lygodium (Lygodiaceae, Schizaeales). American Journal of Botany 111(9): e16389 (21 pages). https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.16389
2023
10. Pelosi, J.A., E.S. Sorojsrisom, B.A. Zumwalde, and E.B. Sessa. A genome size for the Appalachian gametophyte. The American Fern Journal 113(4): 257-262. https://doi.org/10.1640/0002-8444-113.4.257
** Featured on the December 2023 edition of AFJ.
9. Aros-Mualin, D., C. Flores-Galván, S. Páez, J.A. Pelosi, E.S. Sorojsrisom, N. Yawn, and J.E. Watkins. In situ observations of gametophytes of six fern species of Costa Rica. The American Fern Journal 113(3): 170-190. https://doi.org/10.1640/0002-8444-113.3.170
** Featured on the August 2023 edition of AFJ.
8. Sessa, E.B, R. Masalia, N. Arrigo, M.S. Barker, and J.A. Pelosi. GOgetter: A pipeline for organizing and visualizing GO Slim annotations for plant genetic data. Applications in Plant Sciences 11: e11536. https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.11536
7. Pelosi, J.A., W.B. Barbazuk, and E.B. Sessa. Life without a sporophyte: the origins and genomic consequences of asexual reproduction in a gametophyte-only fern. International Journal of Plant Sciences 184(6): 454-469. https://doi.org/10.1086/724824
6. Pelosi, J.A., B.A. Zumwalde, O. Hornych, K. Wheatly+, E.H. Kim+, and E.B. Sessa. Lygodium japonicum (Lygodiaceae) is represented by a tetraploid cytotype in Florida. The American Fern Journal 113(1):43-55. https://doi.org/10.1640/0002-8444-113.1.43 (PDF)
** Featured on the December 2023 edition of AFJ.
9. Aros-Mualin, D., C. Flores-Galván, S. Páez, J.A. Pelosi, E.S. Sorojsrisom, N. Yawn, and J.E. Watkins. In situ observations of gametophytes of six fern species of Costa Rica. The American Fern Journal 113(3): 170-190. https://doi.org/10.1640/0002-8444-113.3.170
** Featured on the August 2023 edition of AFJ.
8. Sessa, E.B, R. Masalia, N. Arrigo, M.S. Barker, and J.A. Pelosi. GOgetter: A pipeline for organizing and visualizing GO Slim annotations for plant genetic data. Applications in Plant Sciences 11: e11536. https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.11536
7. Pelosi, J.A., W.B. Barbazuk, and E.B. Sessa. Life without a sporophyte: the origins and genomic consequences of asexual reproduction in a gametophyte-only fern. International Journal of Plant Sciences 184(6): 454-469. https://doi.org/10.1086/724824
6. Pelosi, J.A., B.A. Zumwalde, O. Hornych, K. Wheatly+, E.H. Kim+, and E.B. Sessa. Lygodium japonicum (Lygodiaceae) is represented by a tetraploid cytotype in Florida. The American Fern Journal 113(1):43-55. https://doi.org/10.1640/0002-8444-113.1.43 (PDF)
2022
5. Pelosi, J.A., E.H. Kim+, W.B. Barbazuk, and E.B. Sessa. 2022. Phylotranscriptomics illuminates the placement of whole genome duplications and gene retention in ferns. Frontiers in Plant Science 13:882441 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.882441 (PDF)
2021
4. Pelosi, J.A., M.A. Bernal, T.J. Krabbenhoft, C. Prada, S. Galbo+, M.A. Coffroth, and H.R. Lasker. 2021. Fine-scale genomic, morphological, reproductive, and symbiont differences delimit the Caribbean octocorals Plexaura homomalla and P. kükenthali. Coral Reefs 41(3): 635-653. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-021-02175-x (PDF)
3. Krabbenhoft, T.J., D.J. MacGuigan, N.C. Backenstose, H. Watterman, T. Lan, J.A. Pelosi, M. Tan, and S.R. Sandve. 2021. Chromosome-level genome assembly of Chinese sucker (Myxocyprinus asiaticus) reveals strongly conserved synteny following the Catostomid-specific whole genome duplication. Genome Biology and Evolution 13(9): evab190. (PDF)
** Featured on the September 2021 edition of GBE- the cover can be found here.
2. Pelosi, J.A.*, K.M. Eaton*, S. Mychajliw+, C. terHorst, and M.A. Coffroth. 2021. Thermally tolerant symbionts may explain Caribbean octocoral resilience to heat stress. Coral Reefs 40: 1113-1125. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-021-02116-8 (PDF)
1. Pelosi, J.A., and E.B. Sessa. 2021. From genomes to populations: a meta-analysis and review of fern population genetics. International Journal of Plant Sciences 182(5): 325-343 https://doi.org/10.1086/713442 (PDF)
** Featured on the June 2021 edition of IJPS- the cover can be found here.
3. Krabbenhoft, T.J., D.J. MacGuigan, N.C. Backenstose, H. Watterman, T. Lan, J.A. Pelosi, M. Tan, and S.R. Sandve. 2021. Chromosome-level genome assembly of Chinese sucker (Myxocyprinus asiaticus) reveals strongly conserved synteny following the Catostomid-specific whole genome duplication. Genome Biology and Evolution 13(9): evab190. (PDF)
** Featured on the September 2021 edition of GBE- the cover can be found here.
2. Pelosi, J.A.*, K.M. Eaton*, S. Mychajliw+, C. terHorst, and M.A. Coffroth. 2021. Thermally tolerant symbionts may explain Caribbean octocoral resilience to heat stress. Coral Reefs 40: 1113-1125. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-021-02116-8 (PDF)
1. Pelosi, J.A., and E.B. Sessa. 2021. From genomes to populations: a meta-analysis and review of fern population genetics. International Journal of Plant Sciences 182(5): 325-343 https://doi.org/10.1086/713442 (PDF)
** Featured on the June 2021 edition of IJPS- the cover can be found here.
* Denotes equal contribution, + denotes undergraduate researcher. Check out my Google Scholar page for updates.
