Marsupella arctica

Marsupella arctica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Jungermanniales
Family: Gymnomitriaceae
Genus: Marsupella
Species:
M. arctica
Binomial name
Marsupella arctica

Marsupella arctica, commonly known as Arctic rustwort,[3] is a species of liverwort found in the Northern Hemisphere. It is present in Alaska and Greenland[4] and has a European distribution confined to Scotland and Svalbard. The Scottish population was first discovered in 1989 and is restricted to two sites in the Cairngorm mountains - the Lairig Ghru and Beinn a' Bhùird.[5]

The species occupies montane and alpine habitats,[1] and in Britain is classified as a "Vulnerable".[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Scottish Biodiversity List - Species & Habitat Detail" BiodiversityScotland. Retrieved 18 May 2008. Archived October 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "PLANTS Profile: Marsupella arctica" US Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
  3. ^ Edwards, Sean R. (2012). English Names for British Bryophytes. British Bryological Society Special Volume. Vol. 5 (4 ed.). Wootton, Northampton: British Bryological Society. ISBN 978-0-9561310-2-7. ISSN 0268-8034.
  4. ^ "Marsupella arctica" Archived 2012-02-29 at the Wayback Machine ZipcodeZoo. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
  5. ^ Rothero, Gordon "Bryophytes", in Shaw, Philip and Thompson, Des (eds.) (2006) The Nature of the Cairngorms: Diversity in a changing environment. Edinburgh. The Stationery Office. ISBN 0-11-497326-1. p. 200.
  6. ^ "Threatened Bryophyte Database (TBDB)" Archived 2008-09-10 at the Wayback Machine British Bryophyte Society. Retrieved 17 May 2008.


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