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Calypogeia muelleriana ssp. muelleriana

Scientific Name: Calypogeia muelleriana ssp. muelleriana

Family: Calypogeiaceae

Category: Liverwort

Growth: Nonvascular

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Calypogeia muelleriana

Calypogeia muelleriana, also known as Mueller's Pouchwort, is a liverwort belonging to the family Calypogeiaceae.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Phylum: Hepatophyta
  • Class: Jungermanniopsida
  • Order: Jungermanniales
  • Family: Calypogeiaceae
  • Subspecies:
    • Calypogeia muelleriana ssp. muelleriana (Schiffn.) Mll. Frib.
    • Calypogeia muelleriana ssp. blomquistii R.M. Schust.
  • Synonyms: Calypogeja muelleriana ssp. blomquistii Schust.

Distribution and Habitat

  • A boreo-temperate circumpolar element.

Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits

  • Grows on soil.
  • Found among Dicranum ssp., Bryum ssp., Pleu- and among Sphagnum ssp.