Tetraplodon urceolatus (Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp.

Urceolate nitrogen moss (en)

Species

Bryophytes > Splachnales > Splachnaceae > Tetraplodon

Characteristics

Plants 1-4 cm, yellow-green distally. Leaves ovate, very concave, 1.5 × 0.8 mm; margins entire; apex broadly acute; costa ending before subula; distal laminal cells rectangular, 25-30 × 15-18 µm. Sexual condition autoicous or dioicous. Seta stramineous, dark red with age, 0.3-0.7 cm. Capsule not cleistocarpous, dark reddish, cylindric, somewhat oblong; hypophysis as wide as or wider than urn; stomata over whole of hypophysis; operculum hemispheric. Calyptra cucullate. Spores 10-11 µm, smooth or slightly papillose.
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LSID 35104996
WFO ID wfo-0001149224
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INPN ID 5693
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Synonyms

Tetraplodon urceolatus