Phycolepidozia exigua
| Phycolepidozia exigua | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Lophoziales |
| Family: | Cephaloziellaceae |
| Genus: | Phycolepidozia |
| Species: | P. exigua
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| Binomial name | |
| Phycolepidozia exigua R.M.Schust.[2]
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Phycolepidozia exigua is a species of liverwort in the family Cephaloziellaceae. It was thought to be the only species in the genus until a new species from India, Phycolepidozia indica, was found in 2014.[3] Phycolepidozia exigua is endemic to Dominica, where it is critically endangered.[1] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
The species is unique among the leafy liverworts in the extreme reduction of its lateral leaves.[2] These leaves consist of only two cells at maturity, so that plants are essentially leafless.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bryophyte Specialist Group (2000). "Phycolepidozia exigua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T39208A10174964. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T39208A10174964.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b Schuster, Rudolf M. (1966). "Studies on Hepaticae, XXVIII. On Phycolepidozia, a new, highly reduced genus of Jungermanniales of questionable affinity". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 93 (6): 437–449. doi:10.2307/2483417. JSTOR 2483417.
- ^ Gradstein, S.R.; Laenen, B.; Frahm, J-P.; Schwarz, U.; Crandall-Stotler, B.J.; Engel, J.J.; von Konrat, M.; Stotler, R.E.; Shaw, B.; Shaw, A.J. (2014). "On the taxonomic status of the enigmatic Phycolepidoziaceae (Marchantiophyta: Jungermanniales) with description of a new species, Phycolepidozia indica". Taxon. 63: 498–508.
- ^ Schuster, Rudolf M. (1969). The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America. Vol. II. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 4.
External links
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