Coscinodon Moss (Coscinodon arctolimnius)
Description
Plants 5-10 mm, dark black-green. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, (0.8-)1.5-1.8 - (0.3-)0.6-0.8 mm, margins incurved distally, apex often cucullate, awn 0.3-0.5 mm or absent, lamina 2-plicate, extending from apex to base; basal juxtacostal laminal cells short-rectangular, 19-33 - 9-13 -m, evenly thick-walled; basal marginal laminal cells quadrate to short-rectangular, 13-27 - 9-13 -m, evenly thin-walled; medial laminal cells patchy 2-stratose; distal laminal cells 2-stratose. Sexual condition dioicous. Seta 0.3-0.5 mm. Capsule immersed, ovoid to campanulate; peristome absent.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Bryophyta
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Class: Bryopsida
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Order: Grimmiales
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Family: Grimmiaceae
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Genus: Coscinodon
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