<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This is the first record of the liverwort <italic>Riccia atromarginata</italic> for the Western Balkans. It was found on conglomerate terraces in the city of Podgorica, Montenegro, at the confluence of the rivers Ribnica and Morača. The material from Montenegro as well as living samples from Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Cyprus served as a basis for a detailed description of the main characteristics of the species, on the basis of which <italic>Riccia atromarginata</italic> can be reliably identified. However, for some characteristics there is a clear variability.</p></abstract>

This is the first record of the liverwort Riccia atromarginata for the Western Balkans. It was found on conglomerate terraces in the city of Podgorica, Montenegro, at the confluence of the rivers Ribnica and Morača. The material from Montenegro as well as living samples from Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Cyprus served as a basis for a detailed description of the main characteristics of the species, on the basis of which Riccia atromarginata can be reliably identified. However, for some characteristics there is a clear variability.

<italic>Riccia atromarginata</italic> (Ricciaceae, Marchantiophyta) new to the Western Balkans, with notes on its morphology

Intitute of Biology, Department of Plant Science

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 (Ricciaceae, Marchantiophyta) new to the Western Balkans, with notes on its morphology

This is the first record of the liverwort Riccia atromarginata for the Western Balkans. It was found on conglomerate terraces in the city of Podgorica,...

Riccia atromarginata (Ricciaceae, Marchantiophyta) new to the Western Balkans, with notes on its morphology

Pubblicato online: 01 mar 2021

Pagine: 49 - 56

Ricevuto: 23 lug 2020

Accettato: 24 set 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2020-0020

Parole chiave
bryophytes, liverworts, thallus, spores, comparative analysis, Podgorica, Montenegro

© 2021 Snežana Dragićević et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Riccia atromarginata (Ricciaceae, Marchantiophyta) new to the Western Balkans, with notes on its morphology

Pubblicato online: 01 mar 2021

Pagine: 49 - 56

Ricevuto: 23 lug 2020

Accettato: 24 set 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2020-0020

Parole chiavebryophytes, liverworts, thallus, spores, comparative analysis, Podgorica, Montenegro

© 2021 Snežana Dragićević et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Parole chiave
bryophytes, liverworts, thallus, spores, comparative analysis, Podgorica, Montenegro