Fissidens brevipes Besch., J. Bot. (Morot)

Jimenez, Soledad, 2024, Novedades para la flora de briófitos de la provincia de Chaco, norte de Argentina, Boletin de la Sociedad Argentina de Botanica 59 (4), pp. 465-480 : 471

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scientific name	Fissidens brevipes Besch., J. Bot. (Morot)
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6. Fissidens brevipes Besch., J. Bot. (Morot) View in CoL 5: 252. 1891.

Diagnostic characters include the presence of papillose laminal cells and costa obscured at the apex by chlorophyllose cells ( Pursell, 2007).

Distribution and habitat. Fissidens brevipes is a South American species distributed in Argentina, Brazil, Guyana, and Paraguay ( Matteri, 2003; Pursell, 2007). In Argentina, this species has been previously recorded in Formosa and Misiones ( Matteri, 2003).

Specimens examined. ARGENTINA.Prov. Chaco: Dpto. Presidencia de la Plaza, Parque Nacional Chaco (26° 47´40.24´´ S, 59° 37´6.76´´ W), al borde del Río Negro, cortícola, abundante, soleado, seco, 21-I-2012, Jimenez & Martín 292a ( CTES). Dpto. Primero de Mayo , Reserva Educativa Colonia Benítez (27º 19´06.02´´ S, 58º 56´58.27´´ W), cortícola sobre raíz aflorante, con Rhynchostegium serrulatum , escaso, húmedo y sombrío, 14-VI-2012, Jimenez et al. 404b ( CTES) GoogleMaps .