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Pinnatella enrothiana Manju, J.Muñoz, Sruthi, Mufeed & K.P.Rajesh, sp. nov. (Neckeraceae; Bryophyta), a new species of moss from the Western Ghats of India

Abstract:

Pinnatella enrothiana Manju, J.Muñoz, Sruthi, Mufeed & K.P.Rajesh, sp. nov. (Neckeraceae) is described from the evergreen habitats of the Western Ghats of Kerala, India, and illustrations are provided. This new species of moss has some resemblance to the species P. minuta (Mitt.) Broth., P. amblyphylla Enroth and P. kuehliana (Bosch & Sande Lac.) M.Fleisch., but it differs from all of them in lacking a stem central strand, and in having entire leaves with partly bistratose margins at midleaf. An identification key to the Indian species of Pinnatella s.s. is provided.