Gymnostomiella (Pottiaceae, Bryophyta) revisited new insights revealed by a morphometric analysis

  1. Juana María González Mancebo
  2. Jairo Patiño
  3. Alexandra Rodríguez Romero
  4. Olaf Werner 1
  5. Rosa María Ros Espín 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Murcia
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    Universidad de Murcia

    Murcia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/03p3aeb86

Revista:
Nova Hedwigia Supplement 138

ISSN: 0029-5035

Any de publicació: 2010

Pàgines: 69-83

Tipus: Article

WoS: WOS:000285892900006 GOOGLE SCHOLAR

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Resum

A morphometric analysis of the five accepted species of the moss genus Gymnostomiella is presented including G orcutti and G tanganytikae which were previously considered synonymous of G vernicosa and G erosula respectively The PCA analysis Includes G monodu G orcutti and ail two described varieties of G vernicosa (var vernicosa and var tenerum) in the same group whereas G ero stria G longinervis and G tuberculosa are clearly differentiated G tanganyikae is also included in other group together with G crosula Our results indicate that there are no morphological reasons to separate G monodu and G vernicosa into different species The morphometric distances obtained between G orcutii G vernicosa var tenerum and G monodii are similar and lower than those obtained between these taxa and G erosula G longinervis and G tuberculosa Therefore G monodu and G vernicosa var tenerum are synonymised with G vernicosa var vernicosa.