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Frullania wairua
	On freshly fallen twigs of Metrosideros bartlettii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Marchantiophyta
Class:	Jungermanniopsida
Order:	Porellales
Family:	Frullaniaceae
Genus:	Frullania
Species:	F. wairua
Binomial name
	Frullania wairua; von Konrat & Braggins, 2005

Frullania wairua, also known as Spirit Bay liverwort, is a species of liverwort that is endemic to New Zealand. First described from material collected on the country's North Island, it is known only from a very small area, and is considered critically endangered.

Taxonomy

Bryologists Matt von Konrat and John E. Braggins first described the Spirit Bay liverwork in 2005, from material collected on New Zealand's North Island.^[1]

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Description

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Habitat and range

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Conservation status and threats

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References

^ von Konrat, M. J.; Braggins, J. E. (2005). "Frullania wairua, a new and seemingly rare liverwort species from Northland, New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 43 (4): 885–893. doi:10.1080/0028825X.2005.9512998.

External links

The Spirit Bay liverwork discussed in RNZ Critter of the Week, 7 April 2017

[von_Konrat-1] von Konrat, M. J.; Braggins, J. E. (2005). "Frullania wairua, a new and seemingly rare liverwort species from Northland, New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 43 (4): 885–893. doi:10.1080/0028825X.2005.9512998.

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