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Metzgeria crassipilis
Scientific Name: Metzgeria crassipilis
Family: Metzgeriaceae
Category: Liverwort
Growth: Nonvascular
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Other Names:
Metzgeria crassipilis
Metzgeria crassipilis is a liverwort belonging to the family Metzgeriaceae.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Metzgeria crassipilis (Lindb.) A. Evans
- Basionym: Metzgeria furcata subsp. crassipilis Lindb.
- Family: Metzgeriaceae
- Group: Liverwort
- Synonyms:
- Metzgeria furcata subsp. crassipilis Lindb.
- Metzgeria novicrassipilis Kuwah.
- Related Names: Metzgeria crassipilis (Lindb.) A. Evans (TSN 15479)
Distribution and Habitat
- Metzgeria crassipilis has been recorded in locations such as Virginia (Botett, Wise, Scott, Dickenson), Africa, and New Zealand (N Wairarapa, ca 10 km N of Akitio).
- It has been found attached to the underside of a Pseudocyphellaria attached to Dracophyllum scrub in a Chionochloa/Dracophyllum area of high rainfall.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Metzgeria is a genus of thalloid liverworts.
Genetic Information
- Metzgeria crassipilis isolate NRWZ_2100966 has a putative LOV domain-containing protein mRNA, complete cds 3,816 bp linear mRNA KU700210.1 GI:1001015423.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Metzgeria crassipilis has been observed attached to the underside of a Pseudocyphellaria lichen.
Further Information
- TSN 15479 (Integrated Taxonomic Information System)
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Drone-Application-Server database publication for Metzgeria crassipilis biodroid .Taxa.580539