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Morphology informed by phylogeny reveals unexpected patterns of species differentiation in the aquatic moss Rhynchostegium riparioides s.l.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Feb 2012
Hutsemékers Virginie, Vieira Cristiana C, Ros Rosa María, Huttunen Sanna, Vanderpoorten Alain
Abstract excerpt
Bryophyte floras typically exhibit extremely low levels of endemism. The interpretation, that this might reflect taxonomic shortcomings, is tested here for the Macaronesian flora, using the moss species complex of Rhynchostegium riparioides as a model. The deep polyphyly of R. riparioides across its distribution range reveals active differentiation that better corresponds to geographic than morphological...
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