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Pictolejeunea reginae, a new species from Venezuela is described and illustrated. It is the type of the new subgenusNeopitolejeunea Ilkiu-Borges, which is characterized by entire underleaves. A key to the two subgenera and four known species ofPictolejeunea is provided.
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Ilkiu-Borges, A. L. (Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, C. P. 399, Belém, Pará, CEP 66040-170. Brasil: email: ilkiuborges@hotmail.com).Pictolejeunea reginae, a new species of Lejeuneaceae (Hepaticae) from Venezuela. Brittonia 54: 318–321. 2002.—Pictolejeunea reginae, uma nova espécie encontrada na Venezuela, é descrita e ilustrada. A espécie é tratada como tipo do novo subgêneroNeopictolejeunea Ilkiu-Borges, caracterizada pelos anfigastros inteiros. É apresentada uma chave para os dois subgêneros e as quatro espécies dePictolejeunea.
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Ilkiu-Borges, A.L. Pictolejeunea reginac, a new species of Lejeuneaceae (Hepaticae) from Venezuela. Brittonia 54, 318–321 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1663/0007-196X(2003)54[318:PRANSO]2.0.CO;2
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