Fissidens celticus
| Fissidens celticus | |
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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. celticus
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| Binomial name | |
| Fissidens celticus Paton, 1965
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Fissidens celticus, also known by its common name Welsh pocket-moss, is a species of moss in the family Fissidentaceae. It was discovered in 1958 in Pembrokeshire by A.H. Norkett and was first described as a new species by Jean Paton in 1965.[3]
Description
[edit]Fissidens celticus has shoots up to 4.5 millimetres (0.18 in) tall and 1–1.5 millimetres (0.039–0.059 in) wide.[4] Each shoot has many leaves, often 10 pairs or more, of equal size.[4] The nerve in each leaf runs all the way to the leaf tip and has a distinct bend about halfway along the leaf.[4] Male plants and capsules are not known,[5] and it is uncertain how the species disperses.[6]
Fissidens celticus can be distinguished from F. exilis by its longer shoots, its greater number of leaves and its lack of capsules.[4]
Habitat
[edit]Fissidens celticus grows on shaded soil banks near woodland streams, especially on bare, compact patches eroded by floodwater.[4] It has an altitude range of between 5 and 300 metres (16.4 and 984 feet).[3]
Distribution
[edit]Fissidens celticus is generally believed to be widespread and common within suitable localities. It is apparently endemic to western Europe and there is no evidence of population decline.[1]
Within the United Kingdom
[edit]The species holotype was from Hustyn Wood, St Breock, Cornwall,[6] and it is common throughout the western parts of the United Kingdom.[3] In the United Kingdom, F. celticus often associates with Calypogeia arguta,[3] Diplophyllum albicans,[3] Dicranella heteromalla,[6] Dicranella rufescens,[3][7] Epipterygium tozeri,[3] F. bryoides,[3] Pellia epiphylla,[3] Pohlia lutescens,[3] and Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans.[3]
England
[edit]Fissidens celticus is most commonly found in South West England, but is also present in the south east and north west.[3]
There are records of F. celticus from Cornwall,[6] Devon,[8] Gloucestershire,[9] Kent,[10] and Sussex.[11] On the Isle of Wight, it is present in Parkhurst Forest,[12] and at Briddlesford Nature Reserve.[13] As of 2001, the only known record in Lancashire was on the River Lune Biological Heritage Site.[14]
Wales
[edit]The species can be found all across western Wales,[3][15] including on Anglesey.[16]
Scotland
[edit]Fissidens celticus is present in much of western Scotland.[3] The Tayvallich Juniper and Fen SSSI (near Tayvallich, Argyll and Bute) is noted for its oceanic bryophytes, including F. celticus.[17]
Northern Ireland
[edit]In Northern Ireland, the only known location for F. celticus is in Ness Wood ASSI in County Londonderry.[18]
Elsewhere
[edit]Fissidens celticus has been recorded in many other countries in Europe:
- Germany: in the Leuscheid associating with F. bryoides, Dicranella heteromalla, and Diplophyllum albicans.[19]
- Ireland: one specimen the Slieveardagh Hills, County Tipperary and two in County Cork near Kilworth; associating with F. bryoides and F. taxifolius.[20]
- Spain: in the Aiako Harriak Natural Park associating with F. viridulus.[21]
- Switzerland: in the cantons of Bern, St. Gallen, and Ticino.[5]
In 2019, it was first reported in Turkey (and therefore in Asia).[22] It was found in Bozyazı, Mersin Province, associating with Bartramia stricta, Bryum dichotomum, Didymodon tophaceus, Targionia hypophylla and Timmiella barbuloides.[22]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hodgetts, N. (2019). "Fissidens celticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T84768113A87794551. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T84768113A87794551.en. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ Des A. Callaghan (2023). "A new IUCN Red List of the bryophytes of Britain, 2023". Journal of Bryology. 44 (4): 271–389. doi:10.1080/03736687.2023.2185393.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Fissidens celticus" (PDF). British Bryological Society. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Fissidens celticus – Welsh Pocket-moss" (PDF). British Bryological Society. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ a b H. Köckinger; I. Berney; N. Schnyder (2020). "Fissidens celticus Paton" (PDF). University of Zurich (in German). doi:10.5167/uzh-189586. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d David T. Holyoak. "Fissidens celticus Paton 12". THE BRYOPHYTES OF CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Dicranella rufescens" (PDF). British Bryological Society. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ Mark Pool. "BBS Spring meeting 2019: North Devon, 11–16 April" (PDF). British Bryological Society. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Vice-county 34 (West Gloucestershire)". British Bryological Society. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ Kent Biodiversity Action Plan Steering Group (1997). "Kent Biodiversity Action Plan" (PDF). Medway Council. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre (13 February 2014). "Desktop Biodiversity Report Land at Balcombe Parish ESD/14/747" (PDF). Balcombe Parish Council. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Isle of Wight (VC10)". Hampshire and Isle of Wight Bryophytes. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Flora News" (PDF). Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. Spring 2004. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Appendix 3 – Biological Heritage Sites" (PDF). Lancaster City Council. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Distribution Map – Fissidens celticus (Welsh Pocket-moss)". LERC Wales. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Anglesey: Cadnant Dingle". Countryside Council for Wales. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "TAYVALLICH JUNIPER AND FEN SITE OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC INTEREST". NatureScot. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Ness Wood ASSI". Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ Peter Tautz; Klaus Weddeling (2003). "Nachweis von Fissidens celticus J. Paton im Waldgebiet Leuscheid östlich Eitorf (NRW, Süderbergland)" (PDF). Decheniana. 156: 257–259. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ E.R.B. Little (January 1967). "Fissidens celticus Paton, New to Ireland". Irish Naturalists' Journal. 15 (9): 271. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ Juan Guerra; Patxi Heras; Marta Infante (2012). "Fissidens bryoides var. gymnandrus and F. celticus (Bryophyta, Fissidentaceae) in the Iberian Peninsula". Cryptogamie, Bryologie. 33 (2): 149–154. doi:10.7872/cryb.v33.iss2.2012.149.
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