Biology:Fissidens elegans

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Short description: Species of liverwort

Fissidens elegans
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Dicranales
Family: Fissidentaceae
Genus: Fissidens
Species:
F. elegans
Binomial name
Fissidens elegans
Bridel, 1806

Fissidens elegans is a species of moss belonging to the family Fissidentaceae.[1]

A study in tropical Ecuador found that Fissidens elegans was typically found in urban environments, suggesting that the species is tolerant to anthropogenic effects such as the presence of wastewater and heavy metal pollution.[2]

References

  1. "Fissidens elegans Bridel, 1806" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/5283063. 
  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 ☰ Q17206996 entry