Syzygiella teres (Machantiophyta) in the Elephant Island, Antarctica

• 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

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