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The first confirmed population of the globally endangered Pilularia minuta (Marsileaceae) in Sicily

Angelo TroiaRichard V. Lansdown

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0106 biological sciencesPopulationEndangered speciesWetlandConservationPlant Science010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesPilularia minutaPilularia minutaeducationEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematicseducation.field_of_studygeography.geographical_feature_categoryPteridophytebiologyEcologyMarsileaceaeEcologySettore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaForestrybiology.organism_classificationEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicwetlandGeographyHerbariumMarsileaceaeSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E Applicata010606 plant biology & botany

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Based on a recent collection made by the authors, the presence of the endangered Pilularia minuta Durieu in Sicily (Italy) is confirmed. Critical review of relevant literature and herbarium specimens suggests that the only previous report for the island, made in 1887, can, fairly confidently, be considered to be the result of a misidentification. There is an urgent need to protect the wetland at Anguillara (near Calatafimi), where the species was found.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2016-06-28
10.1080/00837792.2016.1195105http://hdl.handle.net/10447/209832