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Type: Article
Published: 2014-10-22
Page range: 193–200
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A revision of the genus Rhynchostegiella (Brachytheciaceae) in the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands

Departamento de Biología Vegetal, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30100–Murcia, Spain
Departamento de Biología Vegetal, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30100–Murcia, Spain
Departamento de Biología Vegetal, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30100–Murcia, Spain
Bryophytes distribution pleurocarpous mosses Portugal Rhynchostegiella bourgaeana Spain taxonomy

Abstract

The moss genus Rhynchostegiella (Brachytheciaceae) is taxonomically revised for the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands based on morphological data. After a thorough revision of both herbarium material and our own recent collections from the area, we recognize five Iberian species of the genus. A key, descriptions, illustrations and distribution data are provided for the species. The record for Rhynchostegiella bourgaeana in Europe, in Cadiz, Spain, is confirmed.