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aloina moss
Scientific Name: Aloina hamulus
Family: Pottiaceae
Category: Moss
Growth: Nonvascular
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Other Names:
Aloina Mosses
This section provides information about the mosses belonging to the genus Aloina.
Scientific Name and Common Names
- Scientific Name: Aloina Kindb.
- Common Names: Aloina moss, Aloe-moss
- Specific species include Common Aloe-moss for Aloina aloides and rigid aloina moss for Aloina rigida
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Family: Pottiaceae
- Division: Bryophyta
- Class: Bryopsida
- Genus: Aloina Kindb.
- Synonyms:
- Aloina pilifera (recent synonym of Aloina bifrons)
- Barbula obliquifolia (synonym of Aloina obliquifolia)
- Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 16687 for Aloina brevirostris
- Varieties: Aloina aloides var. ambigua (ambiguous aloina moss)
Distribution and Habitat
- Aloina species are often found in seasonally dry soil.
- Specific mentions include findings in China (Shaanxi), England, and coastal conditions.
Morphological Characteristics
- Aloina aloides has stiff, rigid leaves held in a rosette.
- Aloina plants have deeply concave leaves with incurved margins, forming a cup-like shape.
Genetic and Cytological Information
- Studies have been conducted on cultured sporophytes and vegetative shoots from a single genotype of Aloina ambigua.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Aloina mosses are nonvascular plants.
Further Information
- USDA resources are available.
- GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility) has data on Aloina rigida.
- Encyclopedia of Life and symbiota.org provide information on Aloina aloides.
- Tropicos database includes information on China Moss (Aloina within Pottiaceae).
- British Bryological Society Checklist of British and Irish Bryophytes includes information on Aloina ambigua and Aloina aloides sensu stricto.
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