Dicranella (plant)
| Dicranella | |
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| Dicranella heteromalla | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Dicranidae |
| Order: | Dicranales |
| Family: | Dicranaceae |
| Genus: | Dicranella (Müll.Hal.) Schimp. |
Dicranella is a genus of moss belonging to the family Dicranaceae.[1] The genus was first described by Karl Müller. It has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Dicranella heteromalla is found to have a satisfactory holotype.[2] Dicranella heteromalla possesses a structure designed to endure acidic environments. In addition, it has multipurpose systems that allow a satisfactory adaption. For example, the wild rhizoid system of D. heteromalla forms a dense, matted network of filaments of different diameters, which evidences that its major role is solute uptake rather than anchorage.
Dicranaceae (Dicranales), specifically D. heteromalla, appears to be an important moss host for B. fulva, a necrotrophic parasite that causes tissue bleaching.[3]
Selected species:
- Dicranella acroclada Cardot, 1915[1]
- Dicranella heteromalla (Hedw.) Schimp[4]
- Dicranella lorentzii (previously known as Aongstroemia lorentzi)[5]
- Dicranella staphylina Whitehouse, 1965[6]
- Dicranella varia
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dicranella (Müll.Hal.) Schimp". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ Ellis, Leonard T; Price, Michelle J (March 26, 2021). "Review of the type specimens for Hedwig's species of Dicranella (Dicranaceae)". Journal of Bryology. 35 (4): 275–289. doi:10.1179/1743282013Y.0000000069. ISSN 0373-6687. S2CID 87699104.
- ^ Baral, Hans-Otto; Sochorová, Zuzana; Sochor, Michal (2023-04-18). "Bryorutstroemia (Rutstroemiaceae, Helotiales), a New Genus to Accommodate the Neglected Sclerotiniaceous Bryoparasitic Discomycete Helotium fulvum". Life. 13 (4): 1041. Bibcode:2023Life...13.1041B. doi:10.3390/life13041041. ISSN 2075-1729. PMC 10144084. PMID 37109570.
- ^ Duckett, J. G.; Matcham, H. W. (1995-01-01). "Studies of protonemal morphogenesis in mosses VII. The perennial rhizoids and gemmiferous protonema of Dicranella heteromalla (Hedw.) Schimp". Journal of Bryology. 18 (3): 407–424. Bibcode:1995JBryo..18..407D. doi:10.1179/jbr.1995.18.3.407. ISSN 0373-6687.
- ^ Suárez, Guillermo M.; Larraín, Juan; Schiavone, María M. (May 2013). "Rediscovery and lectotypification of Dicranella lorentzii (Dicranellaceae, Bryophyta)". Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica. 48 (1): 53–57. ISSN 1851-2372.
- ^ Whitehouse, H. L. K. (1969-01-01). "Dicranella staphylina, a new European species". Transactions of the British Bryological Society. 5 (4): 757–765. doi:10.1179/006813869804146754. ISSN 0068-1385.