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Type: Article
Published: 2015-01-07
Page range: 13–23
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A new species, Bryobrothera tambuyukonensis (Daltoniaceae, Bryopsida), from Sabah, Borneo Island

Museum of Nature and Human Activities & Phylogenetic Division/ Institute of Natural and Environmental Science, Hyogo Prefectural University, Yayoigaoka-6, Sanda, Hyogo 669-1546, Japan
Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
mosses nad5 phylogeny rps4 trnL-F

Abstract

We report a new species Bryobrothera tambuyukonensis, based on the specimens collected in Sabah, Borneo Island. Phylogenetic analyses with plastid (rps4 and trnL-F) and mitochondrial (nad5) genes along with a number of morphological features (for example, undulate lamina, oblong-lanceolate leaves with a single strong costa reddish brown in color, and thick-walled and porose laminal cells) confirmed its distinctiveness from B. crenulata and also close relationship to the elimbate group comprised of Adelothecium bogotense and Benitotania elimbata.