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Asterella lindenbergiana
Scientific Name: Asterella lindenbergiana
Family: Aytoniaceae
Category: Liverwort
Growth: Nonvascular
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Asterella lindenbergiana
Asterella lindenbergiana, commonly known as Lindenberg's asterella, is a liverwort species belonging to the Aytoniaceae family.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Asterella lindenbergiana (Corda) Lindb.
- Family: Aytoniaceae
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Hepatophyta (also referenced as Marchantiophyta)
- Class: Marchantiopsida
- Order: Marchantiales
- Synonyms:
- Fimbriaria lindenbergiana A. Corda
- Fimbriaria lindenbergiana Corda ex Nees
- Asterella lindenbergiana (Nees) Arnell
- Taxonomic Serial No. (ITIS): 15552
Distribution and Habitat
- Found in Canada.
- Also found in Europe (including the Alps), North America, Siberia, and Japan.
Morphological Characteristics
- Rosette-forming thallose liverwort.
- Green, often pigmented with reddish-purple.
- Unique skirt-like fringe on the margin of the sporophytes.
Ecology and Interactions
- Global distribution discussed in relation to ecology in Svalbard and worldwide.
Further Information
- Tropicos
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
- Discover Life
- NatureWatch NZ