Tetraphidopsis Broth. & Dixon

NZOR Identifier: 5e7c1e54-cbcb-4043-8213-d36b193709b2

Status

Preferred Name (NZOR Concept Id b187e2d1-5676-457a-80b7-bdc319fc7333)

Classification

superkingdom
Eukaryota
kingdom
Plantae
division
Bryophyta
class
Bryopsida
subclass
Bryidae
order
Ptychomniales
family
Ptychomniaceae
genus
Tetraphidopsis Broth. & Dixon

Providers

Biostatus

Geo Schema
ISO Country
Geo Region
New Zealand
Biome
Terrestrial
Environmental Context
Wild
Occurrence
Present
Origin
Non-endemic
In Use
True

Scientific Name

Authority
Broth. & Dixon
Rank
genus
Published in
Dixon, H.N. 1912: On some mosses of New Zealand. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 40: 433-459.
Micro-reference (page)
451
Year
1912
Nomenclatural Comment
The generic name alludes to a resemblance to the northern hemisphere genus Tetraphis. According to Brotherus & Dixon (in Dixon 1912) the terminal cluster of gemmae of this plant “is enclosed in bracts resembling those of Tetraphis but smaller”.
Name of Type of taxon
Tetraphidopsis novae-seelandiae Broth. & Dixon
Governing Code
ICBN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
b187e2d1-5676-457a-80b7-bdc319fc7333
According to
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts
Preferred Name
Tetraphidopsis Broth. & Dixon (In use by NZOR) }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
11491133-589a-46f0-8da7-5dffe5382d51
According to
Fife, A.J. [2017]: Ptychomniaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Vol. ??. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.
Has Parent
Ptychomniaceae (In use by NZOR)

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
0b33b1d1-ca1f-47e7-82f7-9d466ddda0bf
According to
Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R.; Shaw, A.J. 2009: Morphology, anatomy, and classification of the Bryophyta. In: Goffinet, B.; Shaw, A.J. (ed.) Bryophyte Biology. Edition 2. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 55–138.
Has Parent
Ptychomniaceae
Preferred Name
Tetraphidopsis Broth. & Dixon }

Subordinate Taxon Concept

Full Name
Tetraphidopsis novae-seelandiae Broth. & Dixon
According To
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts

Subordinate Taxon Concept

Full Name
Tetraphidopsis pusilla (Hook.f. & Wilson) Dixon
According To
Fife, A.J. [2017]: Ptychomniaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Vol. ??. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Subordinate Taxon Concept

Full Name
Tetraphidopsis pusilla (Hook.f. & Wilson) Dixon
According To
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts

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