Biology:Leptodictyum riparium
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Hypnales |
| Family: | Amblystegiaceae |
| Genus: | Leptodictyum |
| Species: | L. riparium
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptodictyum riparium (Hedw.) Warnst.
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Leptodictyum riparium, commonly known as Kneiff's feathermoss,[1] streamside leptodictyum moss,[2] or knapwort,[3] is a species of moss[4] of cosmopolitan distribution. The only places it is not found are the Pacific Islands and Australia .[3] It is commonly found growing in the lakes and rivers of Minnesota[5] and is also present in Mexico, Guatemala, the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Peru and Brazil .[6]
This moss has several different forms and can grow up to 30 cm. Its ovate leaves, which are in two rows, are often pointed at their apex.[3] Leptodictyum riparium has been found in an acidic mining lake and can live at a pH down to 1.6 in volcanic craters. It was once found with Eleocharis acicularis at a Canadian mining lake.[7] It is known to contain high levels of phosphate[8] and is an easy to grow moss that is also used in aquariums. It has been reported that L. riparium tolerates a wide range of nutrient conditions and its population increases as ammonia increases.[9]
Leptodictyum riparium is known to be able to use artificial light to grow in places which are otherwise devoid of natural light, such as Crystal Cave in Wisconsin.[10]
References
- ↑ Edwards, Sean R. (2012). English Names for British Bryophytes. British Bryological Society Special Volume. 5 (4 ed.). Wootton, Northampton: British Bryological Society. ISBN 978-0-9561310-2-7.
- ↑ "Leptodictyum riparium". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=LERI6. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 De Thabrew, Vivian (2014). A Manual of Water Plants. AuthorHouse. p. 129. ISBN 978-1491889282. https://books.google.com/books?id=vNyVAgAAQBAJ&dq=Leptodictyum+Riparium&pg=PA129. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ↑ Whittaker, R. H. (2012). Classification of Plant Communities. Springer Publishing. p. 140. ISBN 978-9400991835. https://books.google.com/books?id=yFr-CAAAQBAJ&dq=Leptodictyum+Riparium&pg=PA140. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ↑ Acton, Q. Ashton (2013). Issues in Global Environment—Biodiversity, Resources, and Conservation: 2013 Edition. ScholarlyEditions. p. 269. ISBN 978-1490109633. https://books.google.com/books?id=hUKvK6EqYFQC&dq=Leptodictyum+Riparium&pg=PA269. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ↑ Flora Neotropica, The New York Botanical Garden, 2003, pages 40-43
- ↑ Geller, Walter; Scultze, Martin; Kleinmann, Bob; Wolkersdorfer, Christian (2012). Acidic Pit Lakes: The Legacy of Coal and Metal Surface Mines. Springer Publishing. p. 151. ISBN 978-3642293849. https://books.google.com/books?id=BRrPvDTNn9EC&dq=Leptodictyum+Riparium&pg=PA151. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ↑ Lichtfouse, Eric; Schwarzbauer, Jan; Didier, Robert (2013). Green Materials for Energy, Products and Depollution. Springer Publishing. pp. 424–435. ISBN 978-9400768369. https://books.google.com/books?id=MMLHBAAAQBAJ&dq=Leptodictyum+Riparium&pg=PA435. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ↑ Hanson, David T.; Rice, Steven K. (2013). Photosynthesis in Bryophytes and Early Land Plants. Springer Publishing. pp. 211–213. ISBN 978-9400769885. https://books.google.com/books?id=0YnHBAAAQBAJ&dq=Leptodictyum+Riparium&pg=PA213. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ↑ Thatcher, Edward P. (1949). "Bryophytes of an Artificially Illuminated Cave". The Bryologist 52 (4): 212–214. doi:10.2307/3239480.
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