Abstract
Knowledge of the diversity of the bryophytic flora of the Tafoughalt massif in north- eastern Morocco is insufficient and poorly known. The present study is the first bryological work on this massif. The bryophytic exploitation, which lasted three years (2015-2017) during periods favourable for sampling, revealed the existence of 30 bryophyte taxa, 27 of which belong to the Mosses and 3 to the Hepatica, divided respectively into 21 genders and 10 families (90%) then 3 genders and 3 families (10%). The most represented families are the Pottiaceae, Brachytheciaceae and Bryaceae. The most species rich genera are Bryum and Tortula. Four species are the most abundant in this massif, including three mosses and one liverwort:Grimmia decipiens, Orthotrichum rupestre, Pleurochaete squarrosa and Targionia hypophylla. We report the presence of two species new to the bryophytic flora of Morocco. These are Amblystegium serpens and Oxyrrhynchium speciosum. These two species are very rare in our study site according to the ecological significance index (ESI). There are five species newly observed in the region. The majority of taxa (more than 90% taxa) are saxicolous and/or terracolous.
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The survey found 30 bryophyte taxa.
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e0“revealed the existence of 30 bryophyte taxa, 27 of which belong to the Mosses and 3 to the Hepatica”
t0“BRYOLOGICAL FLORA OF THE TAFOUGHALT MASSIF”
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The inventory contained 27 moss taxa.
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e0“27 of which belong to the Mosses and 3 to the Hepatica”
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The inventory contained 3 liverwort taxa.
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HepaticaOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“3 to the Hepatica”
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Pottiaceae, Brachytheciaceae and Bryaceae were the most represented families.
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e0“The most represented families are the Pottiaceae, Brachytheciaceae and Bryaceae”
t0“BRYOLOGICAL FLORA”
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Bryum and Tortula were the richest genera.
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e0“The most species rich genera are Bryum and Tortula”
t0“BRYOLOGICAL FLORA”
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Grimmia decipiens, Orthotrichum rupestre and Pleurochaete squarrosa were among the most abundant species.
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e0“Four species are the most abundant in this massif, including three mosses and one liverwort:Grimmia decipiens, Orthotrichum rupestre, Pleurochaete squarrosa and Targionia hypophylla”
t0“BRYOLOGICAL FLORA”
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Targionia hypophylla was among the most abundant species.
- Taxon
- Targionia hypophylla
Targionia hypophyllae0 - Outcome
- Targionia hypophyllae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“Targionia hypophylla”
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Amblystegium serpens was newly reported for Morocco.
- Taxon
- Amblystegium serpens
Amblystegium serpense0 - Outcome
- species new to the bryophytic flora of Moroccoe0
- Setting
- Moroccoe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“two species new to the bryophytic flora of Morocco. These are Amblystegium serpens and Oxyrrhynchium speciosum”
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Oxyrrhynchium speciosum was newly reported for Morocco.
- Taxon
- Oxyrrhynchium speciosum
Oxyrrhynchium speciosume0 - Outcome
- species new to the bryophytic flora of Moroccoe0
- Setting
- Moroccoe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“two species new to the bryophytic flora of Morocco. These are Amblystegium serpens and Oxyrrhynchium speciosum”
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Both newly reported national species were very rare at the study site.
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e0“These two species are very rare in our study site according to the ecological significance index (ESI)”
t0“BRYOLOGICAL FLORA”
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Five species were newly observed in the region.
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e0“There are five species newly observed in the region”
t0“BRYOLOGICAL FLORA”
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More than 90% of taxa were saxicolous or terracolous.
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e0“The majority of taxa (more than 90% taxa) are saxicolous and/or terracolous”
t0“BRYOLOGICAL FLORA”