Mesoptychia chinensis Bakalin,Vilnet & Xiong sp. nov. (Jungermanniaceae,Marchantiophyta) and comments on the distribution of Mesoptychia south of the boreal zone in Asia |
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Abstract: | AbstractMorphologically unique specimens of Mesoptychia (Lindb.) A.Evans recently collected in Guizhou Province, China were sequenced and analysed using a combined trnL-F+trnG-intron cpDNA dataset from 10 known taxa of Mesoptychia. Using a combination of morphological and molecular data, Mesoptychia chinensis Bakalin, Vilnet & Xiong sp. nov. is described as new to science. Mesoptychia polymorpha subsp. pakistanica Bakalin & Vilnet subsp. nov. is established based on morphological data only. Mesoptychia ussuriensis is newly recorded for China. New molecular data for species delimitation within Mesoptychia distributed in southern and south-east Asia are provided. |
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Keywords: | Mesoptychia Integrative taxonomy approach Jungermanniaceae trnL-F trnG-intron cpDNA |
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