A new Parablechnum is in the house! Finally this publication that I made together with Weston Testo, Nico Zapata and Deli Heal has come to light, in which we describe Parablechnum shuariorum, a new species for Ecuador 👏🌿 doi.org/10.1007/s122... - ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

soniamolino.bsky.social • 43 days ago

A new Parablechnum is in the house! Finally this publication that I made together with Weston Testo, Nico Zapata and Deli Heal has come to light, in which we describe Parablechnum shuariorum, a new species for Ecuador 👏🌿
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-024-09823-w

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soniamolino.bsky.social•43 days ago

This work comes thanks to the exhaustive review of specimens of the genus that we have carried out in herbaria such as F, MO, QCNE or US. There we found some specimens from Cordillera del Condor, Ecuador, that we could not ascribe to any known species of Parablechnum.

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soniamolino.bsky.social•43 days ago

The Cordillera del Condor is a little explored and very interesting area, with a unique geology, similar to that of the Venezuelan Tepuis, which has already led to the description of many new species and even genera!

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soniamolino.bsky.social•43 days ago

So finally, we described these specimens as a new species. It grows on sandstone cliffs along small rivers and can be distinguished by its fertile fronds, which are shorter than its sterile ones, and its densely scaly rachis. This is the beautiful illustration drawn by Deli Heal.

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soniamolino.bsky.social•43 days ago

Describing a species is a long and arduousprocess, so it's been in progress for a long time, before my appearance in La Revuelta, so I couldn't dedicate this one to them this time, I'm sorry!

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soniamolino.bsky.social•43 days ago

Instead, is dedicated to the Shuar people, an indigenous group whose ancestral lands include the Cordillera del Cóndor. The Shuar maintain a strong presence there, and this species appears near Shuar communities, who preserve a way of life that favors balance with nature.

soniamolino.bsky.social•43 days ago

They continue to resist extractive activities such as mining and logging that threaten the exceptional biodiversity of the Cordillera del Cóndor. We hope that this finding will contribute to the conservation of this special area, and honor the communities that live there.