Syzygiella contigua Steph.

Oliveira-Da-Silva, Fúvio Rubens, Gradstein, S. Robbert, Viana, Pedro Lage, G., Carlos Ernesto, Schaefer, R. & Ilkiu-Borges, Anna Luiza, 2022, Bryophytes from Uei tepui (Serra do Sol), with liverworts new to Brazil and the description of Leptoscyphus incisus sp. nov., Cryptogamie, Bryologie 20 (4), pp. 51-64 : 56

** Syzygiella contigua Steph.

SPECIMENS EXAMINED. — Uei tepui, woodland in crevice, on soil, 5°00’25”N, 60°36’52”W, alt. 2046 m, Viana et al. 6278; on tree trunk, 5°00’25”N, 60°36’52”W, alt. 2046 m, Viana et al. 6281.

REMARKS

Syzygiella contigua is a neotropical species that has been reported from southern and southeastern Brazil ( Flora do Brasil 2020). The species is similar to S. campanulata (see above), but the latter has a papillose cuticle while in S. contigua the cuticle is smooth.