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Blepharostoma trichophyllum ssp. trichophyllum

Scientific Name: Blepharostoma trichophyllum ssp. trichophyllum

Family: Pseudolepicoleaceae

Category: Liverwort

Growth: Nonvascular

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Blepharostoma trichophyllum

This page provides information about Blepharostoma trichophyllum, a liverwort belonging to the family Pseudolepicoleaceae.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Blepharostoma trichophyllum (L.) Dumort.
  • Common Name: Hairy Threadwort (Finnish: Pohjanseittisammal)
  • Family: Pseudolepicoleaceae
  • Order: Jungermanniales
  • Synonyms: Blepharostoma trichophyllum subsp. trichophyllum, Blepharostoma trichophyllum var. trichophyllum

Subspecies

  • Blepharostoma trichophyllum subsp. brevirete (Bryhn & Kaal.) R.M. Schust.
    • Synonym: Blepharostoma trichophyllum var. brevirete Bryhn & Kaal.
    • Alternative Scientific Names: Blepharostoma trichophyllum ssp. brevirete (Bryhn &amp Kaal.) Schust.; Blepharostoma trichophyllum subsp. brevirete (Bryhn &amp Kaalaas) R. M. Schuster; Blepharostoma trichophyllum (L.) Dumort. ssp. brevirete (Bryhn &amp Kaal.)
  • Blepharostoma trichophyllum subsp. trichophyllum (L.) Dumort.
    • Redirected from: Blepharostoma trichophyllum var. trichophyllum

Morphological Characteristics

  • A very small liverwort, often growing intermixed with other mosses.
  • Bright or pale green, slender liverwort with thread-like shoots.
  • Shoots are approximately 2 mm in size.

Distribution and Habitat

  • Boreo-arctic montane species.
  • Found in Italy.

Genetic Information

  • Blepharostoma trichophyllum isolate L1301 has a PsbT (psbT) gene with a partial cds.
  • Blepharostoma trichophyllum subsp. brevirete voucher K39 has an AtpF (atpF) gene.

Distinction from Similar Species

  • Blepharostoma arachnoideum is distinguished from B. trichophyllum based on the evenly thickened cell.
  • Blepharostoma trichophyllum subsp. brevirete can be confused with B. arachnoideum as it intergrades with the typical subsp. trichophyllum.

Aquarium Use

  • Like most mosses, Blepharostoma trichophyllum is easy to grow and can survive in aquariums with very low lighting.

Further Information

  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS): ITIS Website (TSN 14256 for Blepharostoma trichophyllum ssp. brevirete and TSN 14255 for Blepharostoma trichophyllum ssp. trichophyllum)
  • NYBG Virtual Herbarium
  • JSTOR Plant Science
  • SEINet