Marsupella commutata
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Marsupella commutata is a species of moss of the order Jungermanniales .
features
The trunks have numerous branches of the same length. They grow in dense, black-brown, cushion-like, one to two centimeters high lawns. The leaves are broadly ovate to rounded square. The leaves are cut on a third of the length and divided into two bluntly pointed lobes. A row of cells is bent over at the edge of the leaf. In the middle of the leaf, the cells are 8 to 9 × 12 to 14 micrometers in size. The corner thickenings are triangular or square and water-clear. The cell tissue appears like a chessboard. Sporogons are not known of this species.
Distribution and locations
The species is endemic to Europe . It occurs in the alpine altitude of the Alps , the Massif Central , the High Tatras , as well as on the Feldberg ( Black Forest ) and Iceland . It grows on rock rubble and in crevices on lime-free rock.
supporting documents
- 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).