Lejeunea abyssinicoides Bouju et al. 2022 (liverwort)

Jungermanniopsida - Porellales - Lejeuneaceae

Full reference: V. Bouju, K. Feldberg, U. Kaasalainen, A. Schäfer-Verwimp, L. Hedenäs, W. R. Buck, B. Wang, V. Perrichot, and A. R. Schmidt. 2022. Miocene Ethiopian amber: A new source of fossil cryptogams. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 60(4):932-954

Belongs to Lejeunea according to V. Bouju et al. 2022

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Geological Department and Museum of the University of Rennes, IGR.ET2020/009, a sterile axis. Its type locality is Ethiopian amber (IGR collection), which is in a Miocene terrestrial amber in Ethiopia.

Distribution: found only at Ethiopian amber (IGR collection)

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