Filibryum (Hypnaceae), a new moss genus with a new species from East Asia |
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Authors: | Wonhee Kim Tomio Yamaguchi |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshima-shi 739-8526, Japan;2. Plant Resources Division, National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon 404-708, Republic of Korea |
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Abstract: | Filibryum, a new genus of the family Hypnaceae, is described to include three species from East Asia. Filibryum ogatae and F. yakoushimae are transferred to it from the genus Glossadelphus, while F. deguchianum is a newly described species. The genus is distinguished by the absence of a central strand in the stem, prorate leaf cells, and heteroblastic and deciduous stem leaves. Molecular data suggest that the genus is closely related to Taxiphyllum and the phylogenetic position of the new genus in the Hypnaceae is supported by an approximately unbiased (AU) test. |
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Keywords: | Filibryum deguchianum Glossadelphus ITS Phyllodon rbcL Taxiphyllum |
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