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Cololejeunea macounii
Scientific Name: Cololejeunea macounii
Family: Lejeuneaceae
Category: Liverwort
Growth: Nonvascular
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Cololejeunea macounii
Cololejeunea macounii is a species of liverwort belonging to the family Lejeuneaceae.
Considerations for Pets
- The plant is described as having a soft lustre.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Cololejeunea macounii (Spruce ex Underw.) A. Evans
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Hepatophyta
- Class: Hepatopsida
- Order: Jungermanniales
- Family: Lejeuneaceae
- Synonyms: Lejeunea macounii, Aphanolejeunea magnilobula
Distribution and Habitat
- The original specimen of Cololejeunea macounii was collected in 1889 at Hastings Mill, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada by John Macoun.
Morphological Characteristics
- Plants are pale to bright yellowish-green with a soft lustre.
Genetic Information
- The plant contains PsbT (psbT) gene, partial cds, PsbN (psbN) gene, complete cds, and PsbH (psbH) gene, partial cds chloroplast genes for chloroplast.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Frequently found with Frullania and also forms pure mats on bark of broad-leaved trees in broad-leaved forests.
- Related to Cololejeunea dozyana.
- Found with Cheilolejeunea obtusifolia, Cololejeunea longifolia, Lejeunea japonica, Lejeunea kodamae, and Lejeunea planiloba.
Further Information
- Taxonomic Serial No.: 15365 (Integrated Taxonomic Information System - ITIS)
- Available on Discover Life, Encyclopedia of Life, NYBG Virtual Herbarium, and Musum national d’Histoire naturelle.
- BC Conservation Data Centre and National/International Databases.