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Issue: Vol. 762 No. 3: 17 Jun. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-06-17
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.762.3.7
Page range: 295-300
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Distribution and risk assessment of the periodically submerged, rare rheophilous Lejeunea juruana (Marchantiophyta: Lejeuneaceae)

Instituto Tecnológico Vale; R. Boaventura da Silva; 955; 66055-090; Nazaré; Belém; Pará; Brasil; Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi; Av. Perimetral; 1901; 66077-830; Terra Firme; Belém; Pará; Brasil
Instituto Tecnológico Vale; R. Boaventura da Silva; 955; 66055-090; Nazaré; Belém; Pará; Brasil
Meise Botanic Garden; 1860 Meise; Belgium
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi; Av. Perimetral; 1901; 66077-830; Terra Firme; Belém; Pará; Brasil
Amazonia conservation status habitat specificity Marchantiophyta Bryophytes liverworts Lejeuneaceae Rostovzev (1913: 94) 2020

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How to Cite

Oliveira-Da-Silva, F.R., Pastore, M., Gradstein, S.R. & Ilkiu-Borges, A.L. (2026) Distribution and risk assessment of the periodically submerged, rare rheophilous Lejeunea juruana (Marchantiophyta: Lejeuneaceae). Phytotaxa 762 (3): 295–300. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.762.3.7