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anacamptodon moss
Scientific Name: Anacamptodon
Family: Fabroniaceae
Category: Moss
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Anacamptodon Moss (Anacamptodon splachnoides)
Anacamptodon splachnoides, commonly known as Anacamptodon Moss or Knot-hole Moss, is a fascinating member of the moss family. This page provides an overview of its characteristics, distribution, and other interesting facts.
Considerations for Pets
- This moss forms dark green dense mats.
- Spores are released from sporangia, which are upright stalks.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Anacamptodon splachnoides (Froel. ex Brid.) Brid.
- Synonyms: Anacamptodon splachnoides (S.E. Bridel) S.E. Bridel, Anacamptodon Brid.
- Common Name: Anacamptodon Moss, Knot-hole Moss
- Family: Fabroniaceae
- Group: Moss
- Genus: Anacamptodon
- Rank: Species
Distribution and Habitat
- Anacamptodon splachnoides has been found in various locations, including:
- Tucker County, WV
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Salajka National Nature Reserve
- Moravskoslezske Beskydy Mts (Czech Republic)
- Prats-de-Mollo-La Preste Protected Area (Pyrenees-Orientales, France)
- Eastern Australia (south-eastern Qld and south-western)
- It is sometimes found growing in knot-holes of trees.
- The moss is corticolous, growing on bark, and sometimes epixylic.
Morphological Characteristics
- Forms dark green dense mats.
- Acrocarpous moss growth form that is erect and rarely branched.
- Not very distinctive morphologically, being a small moss with no apparent special characteristics.
Quirky Facts
- Anacamptodon splachnoides is sometimes called the "knot-hole moss" because it's found in the knot-holes of trees.
- It is seldom collected by bryologists and is considered uncommon or even rare.
Further Resources
- TSN 16486
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Tropicos
- USDA Agricultural Research