Check List 14(5): 763-769, doi: 10.15560/14.5.763
Species diversity of the genus Riccia L. (Marchantiales, Ricciaceae) in Maranhão state, Brazil
expand article infoJosé Augusto dos Santos Silva‡, Rozijane S. Fernandes‡, Denise Pinheiro Costa§
‡ Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Chapadinha, Brazil§ Jardin Botanico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Corresponding author: Rozijane S. Fernandes ( rozijanef@hotmail.com )

Academic editor: Adaíses Simone Maciel da Silva
© 2018 José Augusto dos Santos Silva, Rozijane S. Fernandes, Denise Pinheiro Costa.
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Citation: Silva JAS, Fernandes RS, Costa DP (2018) Species diversity of the genus Riccia L. (Marchantiales, Ricciaceae) in Maranhão state, Brazil. Check List 14(5): 763-769. https://doi.org/10.15560/14.5.763
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Abstract
Ricciaceae is a little-known liverwort family in northeastern Brazil. Fieldwork in 4 localities in Maranhão state yielded 4 species of Riccia, with 2 taxa, R. mauryana and R. weinionis, representing new state records. This paper describes the species diversity of the genus Riccia in Maranhão state, and provides descriptions, ecological notes, and illustrations for each species.
Keywords
Biodiversity; bryophytes; Cerrado; liverworts; Northeastern Brazil; riparian forest; taxonomy