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Cephalozia pleniceps var. pleniceps

Scientific Name: Cephalozia pleniceps var. pleniceps

Family: Cephaloziaceae

Category: Liverwort

Growth: Nonvascular

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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)