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Cephaloziella divaricata
Scientific Name: Cephaloziella divaricata
Family: Cephaloziellaceae
Category: Liverwort
Growth: Nonvascular
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Other Names:
Cephaloziella divaricata (Common Threadwort)
Cephaloziella divaricata, commonly known as Common Threadwort, is a liverwort belonging to the family Cephaloziellaceae.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Cephaloziella divaricata (Sm.) Schiffn.
- Common Name: Common Threadwort
- Family: Cephaloziellaceae
- Kingdom: Eukaryota
- Synonyms:
- Cephaloziella byssacea (Roth) Warnst.
- Cephaloziella starkei (Funck ex Nees) Schiffn. (nom. illeg.)
- Jungermannia divaricata Sm. (basionym)
- Varieties:
- Cephaloziella divaricata var. asperifolia
- Cephaloziella divaricata var. divaricata
- Cephaloziella divaricata var. scabra (M.Howe) L.Clark & Frye
Distribution and Habitat
- Found in locations such as the Boswachterij Leende, Leende, Campine, and North Brabant.
- Also present in Central Chile.
- Grows both on open ground and among other mosses.
- Found in British and Irish Bryophytes.
Morphological Characteristics
- It is a type of threadwort.
Genetic Information
- Chromosome counts have been performed on Cephaloziella divaricata.
- Has tRNA-Leu (trnL) gene, partial sequence trnL-trnF intergenic spacer, complete sequence and tRNA-Phe (trnF) gene.
Quirky Facts
- In German, it is known as Spreizblttriges Kleinkopfsprossmoos.
- It has a broad ecological amplitude and can tolerate desiccation reasonably well.
Further Information
- Tropicos (MO Bryo)
- Encyclopedia of Life
- British Bryological Society Checklist of British and Irish Bryophytes
- Azorean Biodiversity Portal
- Wikimedia Commons
- Discover Life
- PlantSystematics.org