Fissidens tenellus Hook.f. & Wilson

NZOR Identifier: ba9d81db-5dde-4b5a-8e1a-a0ae20ee5f33

Status

Preferred Name (NZOR Concept Id a519a57b-8447-4ff6-be4f-d24b4fd5f763)

Classification

superkingdom
Eukaryota
kingdom
Plantae
division
Bryophyta
class
Bryopsida
subclass
Dicranidae
order
Dicranales
family
Fissidentaceae
genus
Fissidens
species
Fissidens tenellus 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
Wilson,W. 1854: Musci. In: Hooker, J.D., The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843. Wilson,W.MusciVol. 2. Flora Novae-Zelandiae Part II Flowerless plants. London, Lovell Reeve. 57-125.
Micro-reference (page)
62
Year
1854
Nomenclatural Comment
The epithet tenellus (very delicate), derives from tener (soft, tender) + -ella (diminutive suffix), and presumably refers to the nature of the shoots.
Governing Code
ICBN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
53713d75-be63-4146-bdc4-4b7d261ed048
According to
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
a519a57b-8447-4ff6-be4f-d24b4fd5f763
According to
Beever, J.E. 2014: Fissidentaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 8. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.
Has Parent
Fissidens (In use by NZOR)
Preferred Name
Fissidens tenellus Hook.f. & Wilson (In use by NZOR) }

Subordinate Taxon Concept

Full Name
Fissidens tenellus Hook.f. & Wilson var. tenellus
According To
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts

Subordinate Taxon Concept

Full Name
Fissidens tenellus var. australiensis (A.Jaeger) J.E.Beever & I.G.Stone
According To
Beever, J.E. 2014: Fissidentaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 8. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Subordinate Taxon Concept

Full Name
Fissidens tenellus var. leptochaete (Dusén) J.E.Beever & I.G.Stone
According To
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts

Subordinate Taxon Concept

Full Name
Fissidens tenellus var. leptochaete (Dusén) J.E.Beever & I.G.Stone
According To
Beever, J.E. 2014: Fissidentaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 8. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

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