BiologyEnvironmental Science

Chromosome numbers in some mosses from Iran.

S. Ghaffari, S. Ahmadi, S. Shirzadian, A. Tavasoli

2020Iranian Journal of Botany

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Original meiotic chromosome numbers are reported for seven species in four families of mosses from Iran including: Amblystegium serpens, Anomodon rugelii, Didymodon tophaceus, Drepanocladus exannulatus, Eucladium verticillatum, Fissidens viridulus var.

Abstract

Original meiotic chromosome numbers are reported for seven species in four families of mosses from Iran including: Amblystegium serpens (n=19), Anomodon rugelii (n=11), Didymodon tophaceus (n=13), Drepanocladus exannulatus (n=11), Eucladium verticillatum (n=11), Fissidens viridulus var. tenuifolius (n=10) and Grimmia pulvinata (n=13). Chromosome count for Fissidens viridulus var. tenuifolius is reported here for the first time. Report for five other species are new for flora of Iran.

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GHAFFARI, S., et al. Chromosome numbers in some mosses from iran. Iranian Journal of Botany, 2020, 26: 67–70.