Encalypta mutica I.Hagen

Candle snuffer moss (en)

Species

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Characteristics

Stems 5-8 mm, central strand weakly differentiated, small. Leaves elliptic to ligulate or lingulate, 1-2 mm; apices muticous, obtuse; margins plane to weakly recurved along one margin; costa subpercurrent, narrow, papillose distally; laminal cells 10-15 µm; basal cells rectangular, 25-75 µm, smooth; basal marginal cells not differentiated. Specialized asexual reproduction absent. Seta 4-8 mm, brownish red to black. Capsule short-cylindric, 1-2.5 mm, smooth to weakly striate, yellowish brown, exothecial cells rectangular, walls weakly thickened; peristome absent; operculum 0.5 mm. Calyptra 2-4 mm, smooth, lacerate at base. Spores 22-28 µm, papillose, dark brown.
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LSID 35134349
WFO ID wfo-0001165857
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Synonyms

Encalypta mutica Encalypta ciliata var. minor