Hymenodon pilifer Hook.f. & Wilson

NZOR Identifier: 7668a4ca-98f7-4c25-83a7-baf63493cb4c

Status

Preferred Name (NZOR Concept Id a8b16bf0-85ab-49ff-bd1b-1fb702f73ec9)

Classification

superkingdom
Eukaryota
kingdom
Plantae
division
Bryophyta
class
Bryopsida
subclass
Bryidae
order
Rhizogoniales
family
Orthodontiaceae
genus
Hymenodon
species
Hymenodon pilifer Hook.f. & Wilson

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
Hook.f. & Wilson
Rank
species
Published in
Hooker, J.D.; Wilson, W. 1844: Musci Antarctici; being characters with brief descriptions of the new species of Mosses discovered during the voyage of H.M. Discovery ships, Erebus and Terror, in the southern circumpolar regions, together with those of Tasmania and New Zealand. London journal of botany 3: 533-556.
Micro-reference (page)
548
Year
1844
Nomenclatural Comment
The epithet makes obvious reference to hair-points or pilifers. The original spelling of the epithet "piliferus" is an incorrect Latin termination and must be changed to pilifer in accordance with ICN (McNeill et al. 2012) Art. 32.2., Lectotype: Tasmania, on trunks of tree ferns, Banks of Huon River, J.D. Hooker s.n., 1839–43 ["Wilson 724"], BM-Wilson. Designated by Tessler 2012; not seen. Isolectotypes: BM-Hooker!, BM-Bescherelle! Paratype: N.Z.: J.D. Hooker 19 [“Wilson 410”], BM001086895!
Original orthography
piliferus
Governing Code
ICBN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
a8b16bf0-85ab-49ff-bd1b-1fb702f73ec9
According to
Fife, A.J. 2021: Orthodontiaceae. In: Smissen, R. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 49. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.
Has Parent
Hymenodon (In use by NZOR)
Preferred Name
Hymenodon pilifer Hook.f. & Wilson (In use by NZOR) }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
ae9cede5-2b50-4cad-9a7c-af3073b32ee0
According to
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts
Has Parent
Hymenodon
Preferred Name
Hymenodon pilifer Hook.f. & Wilson }

No subordinate taxa

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