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Cheilolejeunea clausa
Scientific Name: Cheilolejeunea clausa
Family: Lejeuneaceae
Category: Liverwort
Growth: Nonvascular
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Cheilolejeunea clausa
Cheilolejeunea clausa is a species of liverwort belonging to the family Lejeuneaceae.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Cheilolejeunea clausa (Nees & Mont.) Stephani
- Synonyms: Euosmolejeunea clausa (Nees & Mont.), Lejeunea clausa Nees & Mont.
- Family: Lejeuneaceae
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Hepatophyta
- Class: Jungermanniopsida
- Order: Jungermanniales
Distribution and Habitat
- Cheilolejeunea clausa has been found in locations such as Misiones, Argentina, Antarctica, and Bolivia.
- It is native to and not endemic to North (PA, AM) and Northeast (CE, PE, BA) Brazil. It can be found at elevations from 0-900 m in BA, CE, GO, MG, MS, MT, PE, PR, RJ, and SP.
Taxonomic Comments
- It has been suggested that some classifications of Cheilolejeunea clausa might be a misidentification of Cheilolejeunea trifaria.
Further Information
- Discover Life offers information about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Cheilolejeunea clausa - Euosmolejeunea laxiuscula.
- Species information can be found in the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy.
- Further resources include The Plant List, NYBG Virtual Herbarium, and Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.
- Drone-Application-Server database publication for Cheilolejeunea clausa biodroid.Taxa.580707