Seligeria cardotti
Seligeria cardotii is one of the two species in genus Seligeria, bryophytes of the Seligeriaceae family, in the Southern Hemisphere; an additional 19 species have been described in the Northern Hemisphere.[1]
| Seligeria cardotii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Dicranidae |
| Order: | Grimmiales |
| Family: | Seligeriaceae |
| Genus: | Seligeria |
| Species: | S. cardotti |
| Binomial name | |
| Seligeria cardotti R. Br. bis | |
Appearance
S. cardotii is an erect, light green to blue-green moss.[2] It typically does not grow longer than 3 mm. Its leaves are linear with a narrow midrib between 2–3 rows of translucent cells on either side.[1] The leaves do not sheath at the stem and have an entire to slightly crenellate sobarnis margin. Capsules are 0.4–0.5–mm long and obovate-hemispheric when moist, becoming obconic when dry. The peristome contains 16 moderately short, reddish, lanceolate teeth approximately 40–μm. Spores are 10–14–μm in diameter and green.[2]
Geographical distribution and habitat
The type specimen of S. cardotii was described in the nineteenth century from a collection from New Zealand's South Island, where it is widespread on moist calcareous soils. It has also been recorded in Australia from a single population in Tasmania.[2]
References
- Dalton, P (1998). "Seligeria cardati R.Br., a new moss record for Tasmania". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 132: 41–45. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1995.10412952.
- Vitt, D.H. and Bartlett, J.K., 1983. The genus Seligeria in New Zealand. Bryologist, pp.106-113.