Registration of four new Species of Pleurocarpous mosses belonging to Bryopsida for the first time in Syria

Authors

  • Mustafa Khalil Ismaeel mustafa.ismaeel@damascusuniversity.edu.sy
  • Loubna Abdelmajid Mokrani Assistant Professor in Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, Damascus University l.mokrani@damascusuniversity.edu.sy
  • Amina Mostafa Ibrahim دكتورة في قسم الكيمياء، كلية العلوم، جامعة دمشق amina.ibrahim@damascusuniversity.edu.sy

Keywords:

Bryopsida, Pleurocarpi, new species, Al-Haffa, Syria

Abstract

This research was conducted during 2021, in the Al-Haffah area) Lattakia Governorate(, as a part of the Plant Biodiversity Project in Syria. The results demonstrated the presence of five Pleurocarpous species, belonging to Bryopsida mosses, four of which were registered for the first time in Syria:

Leptodictyum riparium (Hedw.) Warnst, Rhynchostegium murale (Hedw) Schimp, Eurhynchium praelongum (Hedw.) Schimp, Homalia lusitanica Schimp.

 Species classification was based on Gametophyte and sporophyte parts description, according to the basic references and the international taxonomic keys. Besides, some ecological and climatological factors affecting the spread of these species were evaluated.

 

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Published

2024-03-19

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 1 (2024): Damascus University Journal for The Basic Sciences

Section

المقالات

How to Cite

Registration of four new Species of Pleurocarpous mosses belonging to Bryopsida for the first time in Syria. (2024). Damascus University Journal for the Basic Sciences, 40(1). https://journal.damascusuniversity.edu.sy/index.php/basj/article/view/5581