Cheilolejeunea lamyi sp nov., a fossil Lejeuneaceae from Miocene Dominican amber

Heinrichs, Jochen; Schaäfer-Verwimp, Alfons; Renner, Matthew A. M. and Feldberg, Kathrin (2018): Cheilolejeunea lamyi sp nov., a fossil Lejeuneaceae from Miocene Dominican amber. In: Cryptogamie Bryologie, Vol. 39, No. 2: pp. 155-161

Abstract

An inclusion in Miocene Dominican amber is described as Cheilolejeunea lamyi, sp. nov. The fossil resembles the extant Cheilolejeunea rigidula but differs in the partly subacute leaf lobes, often apiculate underleaf lobes, and the slightly more acute lobes of the bracteole. The two other Cheilolejeunea species in Dominican amber, Cheilolejeunea antiqua and C. suzannensis, have entire rather than bifid underleaves.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Research Centers: GeoBio-Center
• Subjects: 500 Science > 500 Science
• ISSN: 1290-0796
• Language: English