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Cephalozia connivens

Scientific Name: Cephalozia connivens

Family: Cephaloziaceae

Category: Liverwort

Growth: Nonvascular

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Cephalozia connivens: Forcipated Pincerwort

Cephalozia connivens, commonly known as Forcipated Pincerwort, is a species of liverwort. This unassuming, tiny moss often grows interspersed among other mosses in moorlands.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Cephalozia connivens (Dicks.) Lindb.
  • Common Name: Forcipated Pincerwort
  • Rank: Species
  • Family: Cephaloziaceae
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Synonyms:
    • Cephalozia lacinulata J.B. Jack ex Spruce
    • Cephalozia leucantha Spruce
    • Cephalozia loitlesbergeri
  • Subspecies:
    • Cephalozia connivens subsp. connivens
    • Cephalozia connivens ssp. fissa (Stephani) V&#710a (redirected from: Cephalozia fissa)
  • Varieties:
    • Cephalozia connivens var. bifida R.M. Schust.
    • Cephalozia connivens var. connivens

Considerations for Pets

  • This liverwort has flattened pincer-shaped leaves.
  • It is a tiny moss.

Considerations for Children

  • This liverwort has flattened pincer-shaped leaves.
  • It is a tiny moss.

Distribution and Habitat

  • Cephalozia connivens has a wide distribution, found in:
    • Alaska
    • Atlantic islands
    • Balkan Peninsula
    • Baltic states
    • Belgium
    • Bulgaria
    • Canada
    • Caucasus
    • Central Asia
    • Central Russia
    • China mainland
  • It is a boreo-temperate European element.
  • This liverwort typically grows in wet, acidic environments, such as moorlands and amongst other mosses.

Morphological Characteristics

  • This liverwort has flattened pincer-shaped leaves that are almost longitudinally inserted.
  • It is an inconspicuous, tiny moss.

Genetic Information

  • Cephalozia connivens isolate C75f tRNA-Leu (trnL) gene, partial sequence trnL-trnF intergenic spacer, complete sequence and tRNA-Phe (trnF) gene, partial sequence have been identified.

Quirky Facts

  • In German, Cephalozia connivens is known as "Das Moor-Kopfsprossmoos," which translates to "Moor Sprout Moss-head."

Further Information

  • Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 14435
  • Tropicos database
  • British Bryological Society Checklist of British and Irish Bryophytes