Four-pointed mosses
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The four-pointed mosses ( Tetraplodon ) are a genus of deciduous mosses from the family Splachnaceae .
Surname
The generic name is derived from tetraplous = fourfold, odous, odontos = tooth and refers to the teeth of the peristome that are approximated to four .
features
The mosses have ovate to lanceolate, pointed, whole-edged or serrated leaves with a thin-walled cell network.
The seta is usually elongated and quite thick, the apophysis (capsule neck) is well developed, but not inflated, about as wide and similarly colored as the theca (urn, part of the spore capsule that contains the spores). The 16 peristome teeth are initially connected to form four double-pair teeth, later grouped into eight pairs. The columella (central column in the spore capsule) does not protrude beyond the capsule mouth after the lid has been removed.
Location claims and distribution
The species settle on animal corpses, dung and dung. They are mainly found in the northern hemisphere, also in South America, in tropical Africa and in New Guinea.
species
There are 9 species worldwide, three of which are represented in Germany, Austria and Switzerland:
- Tetraplodon angustatus , Schmalfruchtiges Vierzackmoos
- Tetraplodon mnioides , Sternmoosartiges Vierzackmoos
- Tetraplodon urceolatus , Krug-Vierzackmoos
More of the 6 European species are:
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wolfgang Frey, Michael Stech, Eberhard Fischer: Bryophytes and Seedless Vascular Plants (= Syllabus of Plant Families. 3). 13th edition. Borntraeger, Berlin et al. 2009, ISBN 978-3-443-01063-8 , p. 191.
literature
- Jan-Peter Frahm , Wolfgang Frey : Moosflora (= UTB . 1250). 4th, revised and expanded edition. Ulmer, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8252-1250-5 .
- Wolfgang Frey, Michael Stech, Eberhard Fischer: Bryophytes and Seedless Vascular Plants (= Syllabus of Plant Families. 3). 13th edition. Borntraeger, Berlin et al. 2009, ISBN 978-3-443-01063-8 .
- Martin Nebel, Georg Philippi (ed.): The mosses of Baden-Württemberg. Volume 1: General part, special part (Bryophytina I, Andreaeales to Funariales). Ulmer, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-8001-3527-2 .
