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Aneura maxima
Scientific Name: Aneura maxima
Family: Aneuraceae
Category: Liverwort
Growth: Nonvascular
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Aneura maxima
Aneura maxima, first described by Victor Felix Schiffner and named by Franz Stephani, is a liverwort belonging to the Aneuraceae family. It is also known as Riccardia maxima and has a Finnish common name, "Isonauhasammal".
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Aneura maxima (Schiffn.) Steph.
- Synonyms: Aneura sharpii Inoue & N.G. Mill., Riccardia maxima
- Family: Aneuraceae
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Hepatophyta
- Class: Jungermanniopsida
- Order: Metzgeriales
- Taxonomic Serial Number: 552078
Distribution and Habitat
Aneura maxima has a wide distribution, having been found in:
- Java (original description)
- Various parts of Asia (India, Indonesia, New Caledonia)
- Australia
- Europe (Belgium, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Iberian Peninsula, Romania)
- North America (Maine, U.S.A., Quebec)
- Fennoscandia
- Himalayas
- Fiji
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
Aneura is a genus of thallose, or unbeblatterter (leafless), liverworts.
Interactions with Other Organisms
Aneura maxima is closely related to the Aneura pinguis complex, and they differ in composition of volatile compounds.
Further Information
Additional information can be found at:
- Tropicos
- MO Bryo
- Discover Life
- Encyclopedia of Life
- BioStor