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Eremonotus
Scientific Name: Eremonotus
Family: Gymnomitriaceae
Category: Liverwort
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Eremonotus myriocarpus
Eremonotus myriocarpus, commonly known as Clubwort, is a slender liverwort belonging to the order Jungermanniales.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Eremonotus myriocarpus (Carr.) Lindb. & Kaal. ex Pearson
- Common Name: Clubwort
- Family: Gymnomitriaceae (within the larger context of Jungermanniaceae is also mentioned)
- Order: Jungermanniales
- Synonyms:
- Anastrophyllum myriocarpum (Carrington) R.M. Schust.
- The text also mentions Eremonotus confusus being placed into synonymy with Andrewsianthus.
- Note: The genus name Eremonotus is derived from the Greek words "eremos" (isolated, deserted) and "notos" (dampness), alluding to its typical habitat.
Distribution and Habitat
- Originally reported from Russia.
- Also found in a few counties in the Highlands of South.
- Occurs in Japan.
- Presence noted in Quebec-Labrador, the Hautes-Pyrénées, and Arige.
- Found in Turkey: RIZE: Ikizdere, Kafkuma Yayla.
- The name "Eremonotus" suggests that it likes isolated and damp habitats.
Morphological Characteristics
- Slender, with shoots only up to about 0.2 mm wide, making it difficult to spot.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Found alongside the moss Hypnum hamulosum.
- Appears in the same context as the liverworts phaloziella spinigera, Frullania jackii, Hygrohypnum alpinum, Tetralophozia setiformis, Tetrodontium ovatum, and Ulota hutchinsiae.
- The fly genus Eremonotus is also mentioned in the text.
Further Information
- Tropicos database.
- NCBI Taxonomy.
- Encyclopedia of Life.
- Discover Life.
- Expert on Bryophytes in Finland: Timo Koponen, Department of Ecology and Systematics, P.O. BOX 7.