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Cephalozia leucantha
Scientific Name: Cephalozia leucantha
Family: Cephaloziaceae
Category: Liverwort
Growth: Nonvascular
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Cephalozia leucantha
Cephalozia leucantha, commonly known as Pale Pincerwort, is a species of liverwort.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Cephalozia leucantha Spruce
- Family: Cephaloziaceae
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Synonyms: Mentions Cephalozia bicuspidata var. lammersiana, Cephalozia catenulata (Huebener) Lindb., Cephalozia connivens, and Cephalozia bicuspidata as related species which may be difficult to distinguish from each other.
Distribution and Habitat
- Cephalozia leucantha has a boreal-montane circumpolar distribution.
- It is found in the USA and Canada, and Russia.
- Specific locations mentioned include Goonhavern near Perranporth (UK), Sphagnum bog, near Westport, Wash.
Morphological Characteristics
- Cephalozia leucantha is described as a small species.
Further Information
- ITIS Taxonomic Serial No.: 14441
- Available in the Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
- Available in Dyntaxa - Svensk taxonomisk databas
- British Bryological Society Checklist of British and Irish Bryophytes