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- Title
LIVERWORTS OF PEATLANDS AND TEPUALIA STIPULARIS (HOOK. & ARN.) GRISEB. SWAMP FORESTS IN ISLA GRANDE DE CHILOÉ (CHILE): KEY FOR IDENTIFICATION.
- Authors
LEÓN, CAROLINA A.; OLIVÁN, GISELA
- Abstract
Bryophytes play a key role in peatland ecosystems; they participate directly in the constitution of peat and in the maintenance of these ecosystems. Nevertheless, the knowledge of this group is highly limited, specifically for liverworts. Therefore, we present a key to determine liverworts, restricted to peatland habitats and swamp forests of Tepualia stipularis (Hook. & Arn.) Griseb. of Isla Grande de Chiloé (Chile). This key includes the main reported taxa for these ecosystems and it is based on vegetative characters to facilitate identification. Fifty-two species and 28 genera are included. These taxa belong to 19 families. The best represented families are: Lepidoziaceae, Lophocoleaceae, Plagiochilaceae, and Aneuraceae. Chiloscyphus, Plagiochila, and Riccardia are the richest genera. A separate key for each group with similar characters and alphabetical taxa list are provided.
- Subjects
GREAT Island (Argentina &; Chile); LIVERWORT classification; PEATLANDS; BRYOPHYTES; SWAMPS; HABITATS
- Publication
Caldasia, 2014, Vol 36, Issue 1, p23
- ISSN
0366-5232
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15446/caldasia.v36n1.43889