Orthotrichum casasianum

Orthotrichum casasianum is a species of moss in the family Orthotrichaceae. It is endemic to the Spanish province of Álava, in the Basque Country.[2] It grows in less than 200 trees on the banks of the Bayas river.[3][4] The species is critically endangered, and was added in 2013 to the Basque Catalog of Threatened Species.[5]

Orthotrichum casasianum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Orthotrichales
Family: Orthotrichaceae
Genus: Orthotrichum
Species:
O. casasianum
Binomial name
Orthotrichum casasianum
F. Lara, Garilleti & Mazimpaka (1999)

References

  1. Sergio, C.; García, C.; Lara, F. (2019). "Orthotrichum casasianum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T87539208A87727369. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T87539208A87727369.en. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  2. Mazimpaka, V.; Lara, F.; Garilleti, R.; Infante, M.; Heras, P. (1999). "Orthotrichum casasianum, a new epiphytic moss from humid forests of Northern Spain". Journal of Bryology. 21: 47–53. doi:10.1179/jbr.1999.21.1.47.
  3. Mazimpaka, V.; Lara, F.; Garilleti, R.; Infante, M.; Heras, P. (2012). Garilleti, Ricardo; Albertos, Belén (eds.). Atlas y Libro Rojo de los Briófitos Amenazados de España (PDF) (in Spanish). Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales. p. 70. ISBN 978-84-8014-836-8. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  4. "Álava elabora un estudio sobre la presencia en el territorio de un musgo único en el mundo". El Correo (in Spanish). 20 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  5. "ORDEN de 18 de junio de 2013, de la Consejera de Medio Ambiente y Política Territorial, por la que se modifica el Catálogo Vasco de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna y Flora Silvestre y Marina". Orden No. 3061 of 18 June 2013 (in Spanish). Vol. 128. Retrieved 20 April 2022 via BOPV.
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