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Porella japonica
Scientific Name: Porella japonica
Family: Porellaceae
Category: Liverwort
Growth: Nonvascular
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Porella japonica
Porella japonica, a liverwort, is the accepted scientific name for a species in the genus Porella, belonging to the family Porellaceae.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Porella japonica (Sande Lac.) Mitt.
- Family: Porellaceae
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Embryophyta
- Class: Bryophytes, Hepaticopsida
- Subclass: Jungermanniae
- Order: Jungermanniales
- Synonyms: Madotheca pallida
- Subspecies: Porella japonica subsp. appalachiana R.M. Schust.
Genetic Information
- Porella japonica contains a ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit (rbcL) gene, specifically a partial cds chloroplast gene for a chloroplast product, with a length of 1,042 bp. This gene is used in phylogenetic studies.
Distribution and Habitat
- Porella japonica is found in Japan and also has a subspecies, Porella japonica subsp. appalachiana, indicating a presence in the Appalachian region.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Porella japonica sometimes grows with Lejeunea japonica and Pallavicinia subciliata.
- The plant is a source of sesquiterpene and diterpenoid compounds.
Further Information
- Information can be found in the NCBI Taxonomy checklist.
- Discover Life has a page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Porella japonica.
- Additional data is available in the Drone-Application-Server database.
- Tropicos database contains information on Porella japonica.