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Campylopus schmidii

Scientific Name: Campylopus schmidii

Family: Dicranaceae

Category: Moss

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Campylopus schmidii

Campylopus schmidii is a species of moss, also known by the common name Campylopus Moss, or Golden Sand Moss. It belongs to the genus Campylopus, one of the largest moss genera in the world.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Campylopus schmidii (Müll. Hal.) A. Jaeger
  • Family: Dicranaceae
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Major Group: Bryophyta (Mosses)
  • Class: Bryopsida
  • Order: Dicranales
  • Synonyms:
    • Dicranum schmidii Müll. Hal.
    • Campylopus aureus Frahm (as misapplied)
    • Campylopus atrovirens Holmberg (as misapplied)
    • Campylopus calvus Renauld & Cardot
    • Campylopus chryseolus Müll. Hal. ex Besch.
    • Campylopus deciduus Renauld & Cardot
    • Campylopus surinamensis Müll. Hal. var. angustiretis (Austin) J.-P. Frahm
    • Campylopus aureus Bosch & Sande Lac.
  • Subspecies:
    • Campylopus schmidii ssp. schmidii
    • Campylopus schmidii ssp. hemitrichius

Distribution and Habitat

  • Campylopus schmidii has been found in regions such as Govind Wildlife Sanctuary (India), Malaysia, Australia (though some records have been re-identified), and Africa.
  • It has been observed in forested wetlands.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Cells are oval to elongate oval.
  • Distal laminal cells are rectangular to obliquely rectangular.
  • Distal laminal cells have a length-to-width ratio of 4:1 to 6:1.
  • Resembles Campylopus pilifer but can be distinguished by specific characteristics.

Quirky Facts

  • Some Australian records of Campylopus schmidii were initially misidentified as Campylopus aureus.
  • Campylopus schmidii is an older name for Campylopus au-reus Bosch

Further Information

  • Discover Life provides information about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Campylopus schmidii.
  • Bibliographic citations can be found at the Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) website (www.hear.org).
  • Search for additional information in The Plant List, NYBG Virtual Herbarium, and Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.
  • NatureServe Explorer provides an online encyclopedia of life.