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Cephaloziella elachista

Scientific Name: Cephaloziella elachista

Family: Cephaloziellaceae

Category: Liverwort

Growth: Nonvascular

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Cephaloziella elachista: Spurred Threadwort

Cephaloziella elachista, also known as Spurred Threadwort, is a liverwort belonging to the genus Cephaloziella.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Cephaloziella elachista (J.B. Jack) Schiffner
  • Family: Cephaloziellaceae
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Synonyms:
    • Jungermannia elachista J. B. Jack ex Gottsche & Rabenh.
    • Cephalozia elachista

Distribution and Habitat

  • This species has a national distribution in Canada.
  • Its origin is currently unknown/undetermined.
  • It is considered to be regularly occurring.

Morphological Characteristics

  • It is described as a leafy liverwort, with plants that are light green or yellowish-green in color ("w?trobowiec li?ciasty ro?liny jasnozielone, ?ó?tozielone").
  • The stem is described as opaque.
  • Spines are present on the leaf margin.
  • The leaf is deeply notched.

Quirky Facts

  • Cephaloziella elachista was first scientifically described in 1900 by (J.B. Jack) Schiffner.

Resources

  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • Tropicos
  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) - TSN 14506
  • Dyntaxa - Svensk taxonomisk databas checklist
  • TERMIUM (Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank)
  • Discover Life