Biology:Clasmatocolea vermicularis

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Short description: Species of liverwort

Clasmatocolea vermicularis
Clasmatocolea vermicularis (Lehm.) Grolle (AM AK328048).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Jungermanniales
Family: Lophocoleaceae
Genus: Clasmatocolea
Species:
C. vermicularis
Binomial name
Clasmatocolea vermicularis
(Lehm.) Grolle

Clasmatocolea vermicularis is a species of liverwort belonging to the family Lophocoleaceae.[1]

A study in tropical Ecuador found that Clasmatocolea vermicularis was typically not found in urban environments despite being found in a nearby pristine location, suggesting that the species is sensitive to anthropogenic effects such as the presence of wastewater and heavy metal pollution.[2]

References

  1. "Clasmatocolea vermicularis (Lehm.) Grolle" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/2689452. 
  2. Vásquez, Cristina; Calva, James; Morocho, Ramiro; Donoso, David A.; Benítez, Ángel (2019). "Bryophyte Communities along a Tropical Urban River Respond to Heavy Metal and Arsenic Pollution". Water 11 (4): 813. doi:10.3390/w11040813. 

Wikidata ☰ Q17290069 entry