Riccia melitensis Mass. (Marchantiophyta: Ricciaceae), an endemic species of the Maltese archipelago?

hugonnot vincent

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.222.3.7

Issue: Vol. 222 No. 3: 19 August 2015

Type: Correspondence

Published: 2015-08-19

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.222.3.7

Page range: 238–240

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Riccia melitensis Mass. (Marchantiophyta: Ricciaceae), an endemic species of the Maltese archipelago?

hugonnot vincent⁺⁻

Conservatoire Botanique National du Massif Central, le Bourg, 43 270 Chavaniac Lafayette, France

Riccia melitensis Mass. Marchantiophyta Ricciaceae Island of Gozo Bryophytes

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Abstract

Riccia melitensis was considered to be an andemic species of the Maltese Archipelago and has never been relocated in the field since its discovery in 1913. The type specimen of Riccia melitensis Mass. has been examined and its taxonomic morphological characters re-evaluated. As a result, R. melitensis is considered to be a synonym of R. ciliifera Lindenb.