Gigaspermum Lindb.

NZOR Identifier: 8a2cf225-e38d-4476-bf58-971136eaecd1

Status

Preferred Name (NZOR Concept Id d809edd1-a340-474f-9503-f436bfb60b79)

Classification

superkingdom
Eukaryota
kingdom
Plantae
division
Bryophyta
class
Bryopsida
subclass
Funariidae
order
Gigaspermales
family
Gigaspermaceae
genus
Gigaspermum Lindb.

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
Lindb.
Rank
genus
Published in
Lindberg, S.O. 1865 ("1864"): Uppställning af familjen Funariaceae. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 21: 589–608.
Micro-reference (page)
599
Year
1865
Nomenclatural Comment
The generic name refers to the very large spores.
Name of Type of taxon
Gigaspermum repens (Hook.) Lindb.
Governing Code
ICBN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
d809edd1-a340-474f-9503-f436bfb60b79
According to
Fife, A.J. 2015: Gigaspermaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 21. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.
Preferred Name
Gigaspermum Lindb. (In use by NZOR) }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
6711be55-4c2a-457e-95df-ce963117aa3d
According to
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts
Has Parent
Gigaspermaceae (In use by NZOR)

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
8d4f42bf-409c-4136-bb0b-f24a61f1d3e6
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
Gigaspermaceae
Preferred Name
Gigaspermum Lindb. }

Subordinate Taxon Concept

Full Name
Gigaspermum repens (Hook.) Lindb.
According To
Fife, A.J. 2015: Gigaspermaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 21. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

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