Arnellia fennica
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Arnellia fennica is a species of moss in the order Jungermanniales . It is the only species in the genus Arnellia .
features
The plants are light green, prostrate and one to three inches long. The flank leaves are rounded and opposite. The cells of the leaf margin are hem-like and strongly thickened, the other leaf cells are delicate-walled and have only weak corner thickenings. Each cell contains six to ten oval oil bodies . The lower leaves are narrowly lanceolate.
Brood bodies are seldom formed. They arise in the middle of the underside of the leaf.
Distribution and locations
The species is distributed arctic-alpine: It occurs in the Alps as well as in the arctic regions of Europe and North America. In Germany it is limited to the Berchtesgadener Land . It grows on a lime-rich subsoil.
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literature
- Jan-Peter Frahm, Wolfgang Frey, J. Döring: Moosflora . 4th, revised and expanded edition (UTB for Science, Volume 1250). Ulmer, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8001-2772-5 (Ulmer) & ISBN 3-8252-1250-5 (UTB).