Lophocolea mediinfrons
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Jungermanniales |
| Family: | Lophocoleaceae |
| Genus: | Lophocolea |
| Species: | L. mediinfrons
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| Lophocolea mediinfrons (J.J.Engel & Braggins) L.Söderstr.
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Lophocolea mediinfrons is a species of liverwort in the family Lophocoleaceae. The plant was first described by John J. Engel and John E. Braggins in 2010, and is native to New Zealand.[1][2]
Taxonomy
The species was first identified by J.J. Engel and John E. Braggins in 2010 as Chiloscyphus mediinfrons.[3] In 2013, the genus Lophocolea was revived as being separate from the wider Chiloscyphus, and the species was recombined as Lophocolea mediinfrons.[4]
Description
Lophocolea mediinfrons has a soft, spongy and waxy appearance, ranging fro pale green to pale brown in colour. Distinctive features of the species include variable leaf apices, and a leaf-free stem cell gutter.[3]
Distribution and habitat
Lophocolea mediinfrons has only been identified as occurring at Flagstaff Point at the northeastern end of Ulva Island, near Stewart Island. The plants formed a forest floor mat underneath a southern rātā and kāmahi-dominated forest, and were found alongside the liverwort species Zoopsis argentea.[3]
References
- ^ "Lophocolea mediinfrons". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Chiloscyphus mediinfrons". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Engel, John J. (4 March 2010). "Austral Hepaticae 45. A Monograph of the Genus Chiloscyphus Corda (Lophocoleaceae) for Australasia". Fieldiana: Botany. 48: 1–206. doi:10.3158/0015-0746-48.1.1. ISSN 0015-0746. Wikidata Q122614713.
- ^ Söderström, Lars; Váňa, Jiří; Crandall-Stotler, Barbara; Stotler, Raymond E.; Hagborg, Anders; von Konrat, Matt (17 June 2013). "Notes on Early Land Plants Today. 43. New combinations in Lophocoleaceae (Marchantiophyta)". Phytotaxa. 112 (1): 18–32. doi:10.11646/PHYTOTAXA.112.1.4. ISSN 1179-3155. Wikidata Q22910273.
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