Syzygiella teres (Machantiophyta) in the Elephant Island, Antarctica

Background and aims: The known liverworts flora of Elephant Island, Antarctica, is composed by six species: Cephalozia badia, Cephaloziella varians, Anthelia juratzkana, Barbilophozia hatcheri, Lophoziopsis excisa, and Syzygiella jacquinotii. The aim of this communication is to record Syzygiella ter...

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Published in:Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica
Main Authors: Suarez, Guillermo Martin, Bordin, Jucara, Câmara, Paulo
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Argentina de Botánica
Subjects:
BRYOPHYTES
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
LIVERWORTS
MARCHANTIOPHYTA
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
South Shetland Islands
Argentina
Elephant Island
Tucumán
Suarez
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/142648
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Summary:Background and aims: The known liverworts flora of Elephant Island, Antarctica, is composed by six species: Cephalozia badia, Cephaloziella varians, Anthelia juratzkana, Barbilophozia hatcheri, Lophoziopsis excisa, and Syzygiella jacquinotii. The aim of this communication is to record Syzygiella teres in the island. M & M: The liverworts were studied by conventional technics for bryophytes and mounted in Hoyer's solution. Results: Syzygiella teres is characterized by unlobed leaves with colorless marginal border. The species is briefly described and illustrated. A comparative key for all liverworts known from Elephant Island is presented. Fil: Suarez, Guillermo Martin. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico - Tucumán. Unidad Ejecutora Lillo; Argentina Fil: Bordin, Jucara. Universidade Estadual Do Rio Grande Do Sul; Brasil Fil: Câmara, Paulo. Universidade de Brasília; Brasil

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