Species diversity of the genus Riccia L. (Marchantiales, Ricciaceae) in Maranhão state, Brazil

By

Silva, José Augusto Dos Santos
Fernandes, Rozijane S.
Pinheiro Costa, Denise

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018-9-21

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

14

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

763--769

Subjects

Biodiversity , Bryophytes , Cerrado , Liverworts , northeastern Brazil , riparian forest , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/14.5.763

 

Abstract

Ricciaceae is a little-known liverwort family in northeastern Brazil. Fieldwork in 4 localities in Maranhão state yielded 4 species of Riccia, with 2 taxa, R. mauryana and R. weinionis, representing new state records. This paper describes the species diversity of the genus Riccia in Maranhão state, and provides descriptions, ecological notes, and illustrations for each species.