Rhynchostegium serrulatum

Rhynchotegium serrulatum is a species of moss in the Brachytheciaceae family.[1] It is mainly distributed throughout the Americas.[1]

Rhynchostegium serrulatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Brachytheciaceae
Genus: Rhynchostegium
Species:
R. serrulatum
Binomial name
Rhynchostegium serrulatum
(Hedw.) A.Jaeger
Synonyms[1]
  • Brachythecium serrulatum (Hedw.) H.Rob.
  • Eurhynchium serrulatum (Hedw.) Kindb.
  • Hypnum huitomalconum Müll.Hal.
  • Hypnum serrulatum Hedw.
  • Rhynchostegium blandum Hampe
  • Rhynchostegium blandum Hampe ex Besch.
  • Rhynchostegium callistomum Besch.
  • Rhynchostegium expallescens A.Jaeger
  • Rhynchostegium frondicola Müll.Hal.

Rhynchotegium serrulatum is known to be able to use artificial light to grow in places which are otherwise devoid of natural light, such as Niagara Cave. [2]

References
  1. "Rhynchostegium serrulatum". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  2. Thatcher, Edward P. (1947). "Observations on Bryophytes Living in an Artificially Illuminated Limestone Cave". The American Midland Naturalist. 37 (3): 797–800. doi:10.2307/2421476.


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