The genus Marshallia is made up by seven to ten species of perennial herbs growing mainly in open habitats, whereas the genus Balduina is represented by three sympatric species; two perennial herbs and one annual, growing in open pine forest habitats ...
Teresa Garnatje +5 more
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Ornithogalum christiniae sp. nov., collected from the offshore islet of Agria Gramvousa (northwestern Crete, Greece), is described and illustrated as a locally endemic species. It is related to Ornithogalum montanum, O. atticum and O. pumilum, however, it differs from these in having wrinkled and corrugated leaf surface, fruiting pedicels thickened at ...
Zacharias Kypriotakis +2 more
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Karyological study of the Caspian bent-toed Gecko Cyrtopodion caspium (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from North and North-Eastern of Iran [PDF]
The diploid number among Gekkonid lizards ranges from 2n=16 to 2n=46. The majority of geckos' chromosomes are small which makes the study of their chromosomes very difficult.
Faranaz Molavi +2 more
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Taxonomic and phylogenetic relations of Allium chamaespathum Boiss., a remarkable species of Balkan Flora [PDF]
Allium chamaespathum Boiss., the only autumn-flowering species of Sect. Allium, was studied based on morphology, karyology, seed coat microsculpturing and DNA sequences from several ...
Cristina Salmeri +3 more
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A New Combination in Deschampsia (Poaceae) in Arctic North America 1 [PDF]
Northern North American populations of Deschampsia P. Beauv. (Poaceae) present many taxonomic and nomenclatural problems resulting from: 1) morphologic clinal variation across the continent; and 2) overlap in taxonomic use of specific and/or ...
Chiapella, Jorge Oscar
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Dysdera parthenogenetica sp. nov. (Araneae, Dysderidae): A Unique Case of Parthenogenesis in Spiders
We studied the parthenogenetic lineages of the spider Dysdera hungarica (Araneae: Dysderidae). Based on our data, we consider them to constitute a separate taxon, Dysdera parthenogenetica sp. nov. Morphologically, the new species differs mainly by slightly reduced female copulatory organs.
Milan Řezáč +7 more
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Petasites kablikianus (Asteraceae) in the Slovak Carpathians: distribution, chromosome number and genome size [PDF]
The paper treats the distribution and ecological characteristics of the butterbur species Petasites kablikianus in the Slovak Carpathians (Central Europe). Study of herbarium specimens, review of published sources and results of field research show its
Matej Dudáš +3 more
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Karyology of the East African Caecilian Schistometopum Gregorii (Amphibia, Gymnophiona) from the Tana River Delta, Kenya [PDF]
This report presents a male somatic karyotype (2N=22; FN=40) and late meiotic stages of Schistometopum gregorii that seems to fall in line with that of other taxa of the family Dermophiidae.
Venu Govindappa, .
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SUMMARY The Greater Cape Floristic Region (GCFR) is renowned for its exceptional biodiversity, accommodating over 11 000 plant species, notable degree of endemism, and substantial diversification within limited plant lineages, a phenomenon ascribed to historical radiation events. While both abiotic and biotic factors contribute to this diversification,
Zuzana Chumová +6 more
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Morphological, karyological and phytogeographic observations on Entosthodon curvisetus (Schwager.) C. Müll. as a basis for a new genus, Funariella Sérgio (Funariaceae: Musci) [PDF]
Based on comparative studies o£ sporophyte characters such us capsule morphology, seta length, arrangement of cells in the operculum, absence of peristome, spore morphology and chromosome number (n=5) a new genus has been proposed, Funariella Sérgio for ...
Sérgio, Cecília
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