Acrocarpic mosses (Bryophyta) of Chapada das Mesas National Park, Maranhão, Brazil

By

Oliveira, Regigláucia Rodrigues De
Oliveira, Hermeson Cassiano de
Fernandes Peralta, Denilson
Mendes Da Coceição, Gonçalo

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018-11-2

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

14

Series / Issue

Issue: 6

Pages

967--975

Subjects

Bryophytes , Cerrado , rupestrian fields

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/14.6.967

 

Abstract

Chapada das Mesas National Park is located in southwestern Maranhão state, Brazil and comprises several forest types characteristic of the Brazilian Cerrado. We contribute to the knowledge of the distribution of Brazilian bryoflora and provide a list of moss species of Chapada das Mesas National Park. A total of 38 species of acrocarpic mosses were found, with Fissidentaceae being the richest family with 11 species. Of the species recorded, 22 are new occurrences for the state of Maranhão, and 4 of these are new records for the Northeast Region of Brazil. Most of the species recorded are broadly distributed in Brazil (66%), while restricted species represented just 10%. The most common acrocarpic moss species were Hyophila involuta (Hook.) A. Jaeger and Octoblepharum albidum Hedw.