Biology:Rhynchostegium serrulatum

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Rhynchostegium serrulatum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Brachytheciaceae
Genus: Rhynchostegium
Species:
R. serrulatum
Binomial name
Rhynchostegium serrulatum
(Hedw.) A.Jaeger
Synonyms[1]
  • Brachythecium serrulatum (Hedw.) H.Rob.
  • Eurhynchium serrulatum (Hedw.) Kindb.
  • Hypnum huitomalconum Müll.Hal.
  • Hypnum serrulatum Hedw.
  • Rhynchostegium blandum Hampe
  • Rhynchostegium blandum Hampe ex Besch.
  • Rhynchostegium callistomum Besch.
  • Rhynchostegium expallescens A.Jaeger
  • Rhynchostegium frondicola Müll.Hal.

Rhynchotegium serrulatum is a species of moss in the Brachytheciaceae family.[1] It is mainly distributed throughout the Americas.[1]

Rhynchotegium serrulatum is known to be able to use artificial light to grow in places which are otherwise devoid of natural light, such as Niagara Cave. [2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Rhynchostegium serrulatum". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/4279450. 
  2. ↑ Thatcher, Edward P. (1947). "Observations on Bryophytes Living in an Artificially Illuminated Limestone Cave". The American Midland Naturalist 37 (3): 797-800. doi:10.2307/2421476. 

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