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Bucegia romanica
Scientific Name: Bucegia romanica
Family: Marchantiaceae
Category: Liverwort
Growth: Nonvascular
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Other Names:
Bucegia romanica
Bucegia romanica is a liverwort, the only species in the genus Bucegia. It belongs to the family Marchantiaceae.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Bucegia romanica Radian
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Family: Marchantiaceae
- Rank: Species
- Synonyms: Radiania rumaenica Schiffn. ex Gyrffy.
- Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 15579
Distribution and Habitat
Bucegia romanica is a rare species with a scattered distribution. It has been reported from:
- Russia (original location)
- Romania (Rodna Mountains, Oriental Carpathians)
- Svalbard
- Austria
- Germany
- Norway
- Sweden
- Canada (British Columbia)
- USA (Alaska)
- France
- Georgia
- Hungary
- Italy
- Portugal
Morphological Characteristics
- This liverwort has a thallus structure.
- Spores divide into two cells, one of which forms a germ tube that produces branched protonema.
Genetic and Cytological Information
- Partial mRNA sequence data is available for phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Bucegia romanica produces 8-hydroxyapigenin and 8-hydroxyluteolin glucuronides.
Further Information
You can find more information about Bucegia romanica at the following resources:
- The Plant List
- NYBG Virtual Herbarium
- Musum national d'Histoire naturelle
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Discover Life
- NCBI Taxonomy