Aplodon wormskioldii

(Hornemann) R. Brown

Chlor. Melvill., 41. 1823.

Illustrated
Basionym: Splachnum wormskioldii Hornemann in G. C. Oeder, Fl. Dan. 10(28): 8, plate 1659. 1819
Synonyms: Tayloria wormskioldii (Hornemann) Lindberg Tetraplodon wormskioldii (Hornemann) Lindberg
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 29.

Stems with branches often flagellate. Leaves shrunken when dry, erectopatent when moist, concave, 1–1.5 × 2–3 mm; costa sometimes 2-fid. Perichaetia terminal on axillary branches. Seta hyaline, very slender. Capsule 1.5–2 × 0.5–1 mm including hypophysis; columella included; exostome teeth of 2 layers of cells, short, truncate. Spores yellow-green.


Phenology: Capsules mature summer.
Habitat: Dung, animal remains
Elevation: low to moderate elevations

Distribution

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Greenland, Man., Nfld. and Labr. (Labr.), N.W.T., Nunavut, Que., Alaska, n Eurasia

Discussion

Aplodon wormskioldii can be distinguished by the hyaline, slender and twisted seta. The gametophyte differs from other species of Splachnaceae in having shorter and much wider apical cells and a wider marginal row of laminal cells.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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... more about "Aplodon wormskioldii"
differentiated +
short-acuminate +, obtuse +  and acute +
Paul C. Marino +
(Hornemann) R. Brown +
Splachnum wormskioldii +
conic +, cucullate +  and mitrate +
not constricted +
black;reddish +
not cleistocarpous +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
shrunken +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (?) +
autoicous +  and sexual +
oblong-hexagonal +
Greenland +, Man. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Labr.) +, N.W.T. +, Nunavut +, Que. +, Alaska +  and n Eurasia +
low to moderate elevations +
reflexed +  and erect +
4 +  and 2 +
Dung, animal remains +
slightly wider +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (?) +
erectopatent +
concave +
shrunken +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
elongate +
hemispheric +
Capsules mature summer. +
rounded-rectangular +
Chlor. Melvill., +
flexuose +
elongate +
slender +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
thick +  and thin +
Illustrated +
yellow-green +
obovate +  and ovate +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (?) +
Tayloria wormskioldii +  and Tetraplodon wormskioldii +
Aplodon wormskioldii +
species +
small;medium-sized +