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Ascidiota

Scientific Name: Ascidiota

Family: Porellaceae

Category: Liverwort

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Ascidiota blepharophylla

Ascidiota blepharophylla is a leafy liverwort belonging to the family Porellaceae. The common name for Ascidiota blepharophylla is simply "ascidiota."

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Genus: Ascidiota C.Massal.
  • Family: Porellaceae
  • Class: Jungermanniopsida
  • Order: Jungermanniales
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Synonyms: There are no synonyms mentioned in the text.
  • Subspecies: Ascidiota blepharophylla subsp. alaskana Steere & R.M. Schust.

Distribution and Habitat

  • Ascidiota has been found in the Republic of Buryatia and the Taymyr District of Krasnoyarsk Territory, Russia.
  • Ascidiota blepharophylla subsp. alaskana suggests a presence in Alaska.
  • It is considered new to North America, based on a title "The Hepatic genus Ascidiota massalongo new to North America."

Morphological Characteristics

  • Leaves are complicate-bilobed with short cilia. Cilia are restricted to leaf bases.
  • Lobule is tongue-shaped.
  • Shoots not pinnate.

Ecological Role

  • The text does not explicitly address the ecological role of Ascidiota blepharophylla or whether it is considered invasive.

Resources

  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS): Ascidiota blepharophylla Mass. (TSN 15193).
  • The Plant List.
  • NYBG Virtual Herbarium.
  • Musum national d'Histoire naturelle.
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility).