Fissidens elegans
| Fissidens elegans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Dicranidae |
| Order: | Dicranales |
| Family: | Fissidentaceae |
| Genus: | Fissidens |
| Species: | F. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Fissidens elegans Bridel, 1806
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Fissidens elegans is a species of moss belonging to the family Fissidentaceae.[1]
A study in tropical Ecuador found that Fissidens elegans was typically found in urban environments, suggesting that the species is tolerant to anthropogenic effects such as the presence of wastewater and heavy metal pollution.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fissidens elegans Bridel, 1806". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ Vásquez, Cristina; Calva, James; Morocho, Ramiro; Donoso, David A.; Benítez, Ángel (2019). "Bryophyte Communities along a Tropical Urban River Respond to Heavy Metal and Arsenic Pollution". Water. 11 (4): 813. doi:10.3390/w11040813.
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