Ten species of Macrostomorpha were found in marine environments of the Algarve (Portugal). Six of them were found in the Ria Formosa, a vast intertidal euryhaline lagoon system that dominates the most Eastern coast of the Algarve: two unidentified species of Microstomum Schmidt, 1848, Macrostomum cf. rubrocinctum Ax, 1951 and two unidentified species of Macrostomum Schmidt, 1848, Paromalostomum...

The novelties of the genus Cerastium in Turkey were presented study along with description three new taxa: comatum var. longipedicellatum, C. inflatum longum, and semidecandrum delicatum. So, two combinations have been made for first time. Distribution records all mentioned taxa, photographs also provided.

Caryophyllaceae is a large angiosperm family, with many species being utilized as ornamental or medicinal plants in Korea, addition to several endangered that are managed by the government. In this study, we used DNA barcoding for accurate identification of Korean Caryophyllaceae. A total 78 taxa (n = 215) were sequenced based on three chloroplast regions (rbcL, matK, and psbA–trnH) nuclear rib...