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Cephalozia pleniceps var. pleniceps
Scientific Name: Cephalozia pleniceps var. pleniceps
Family: Cephaloziaceae
Category: Liverwort
Growth: Nonvascular
Duration:
Other Names:
Cephalozia pleniceps
Cephalozia pleniceps, also known as Cephalozia pleniceps (Austin) Lindb., is a liverwort with no common name explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature:
- Kingdom: Not explicitly mentioned, but implied to be Plantae given its classification as a liverwort.
- Phylum: Hepatophyta
- Class: Jungermanniopsida
- Order: Jungermanniales
- Family: Cephaloziaceae
- Genus: Cephalozia
- Species: Cephalozia pleniceps
- Synonyms:
- Jungermannia pleniceps Aust.
- Cephalozia bicuspidata var. alpicola Massal. et Carest.
- Cephalozia alpicola Massal.
- Cephalozia macrantha Kaal. & W.E. Nicholson
- Varieties:
- Cephalozia pleniceps var. pleniceps (Aust.) Lindb.
- Cephalozia pleniceps var. macrantha (Kaal. & W.E. Nicholson)
- Cephalozia pleniceps var. caroliniana Schust.
- Cephalozia pleniceps var. sphagnorum (Mass.)
Distribution and Habitat:
- Found in the UK, with distribution maps available based on records.
- Boreo-arctic montane Circumpolar element.
- Grows through Sphagnum and on Sphagnum subnitens.
Ecological Role:
- The text suggests that some forms can be xeric.
Interactions with Other Organisms:
- Grows through Sphagnum and on Sphagnum subnitens.
Further Information:
- Natural History Museum (for distribution records)
- Tropicos
- Encyclopedia of Life (Family: Cephaloziaceae)
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank (TERMIUM)