Mniopsis plumula Mitt.

Details

Name scientific

Mniopsis plumula Mitt. in Wilson, Bot. Antarct. Voy. III. (Fl. Tasman.) Part II, 187 (1859)

Preferred name

Mittenia plumula (Mitt.) Lindb.

Taxonomy reference

Fife, A.J. 2015: Mitteniaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 23. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Nomenclature

Authors

Mitt.

Original authors

Mitt.

Publication place

Wilson, W. 1859 ("1860"): Musci. In: Hooker, J.D. The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ships Erebus and Terror in the Years 1839–1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross. III. Flora Tasmaniae. Part II. Monocotyledones and acotyledones. Lovell Reeve, London. 160–221.

Year published

1859

Publication page

187

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Mniopsis plumula Mitt.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Mniopsis plumula

Etymology

The epithet plumula refers to the feather-like form of the gametophyte.

Fife, A.J. 2015: Mitteniaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 23. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Typification

Type (Holotype?): Tasmania: Ovens Creek, W. Archer s.n., NY. (Cited by Stone 2006.) Not seen. Isotype: BM!

Fife, A.J. 2015: Mitteniaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 23. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Bryophyta

Class

Bryopsida

Order

Pottiales

Family

Mitteniaceae

Species

plumula

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Mniopsis plumula Mitt.

Mniopsis plumula Mitt.

Fife, A.J. (2015)

Mittenia plumula (Mitt.) Lindb.

Notes

Note type

Etymology

Note text

The epithet plumula refers to the feather-like form of the gametophyte.

Note reference

Fife, A.J. 2015: Mitteniaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 23. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Note type

typification

Note text

Type (Holotype?): Tasmania: Ovens Creek, W. Archer s.n., NY. (Cited by Stone 2006.) Not seen. Isotype: BM!

Note reference

Fife, A.J. 2015: Mitteniaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 23. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Metadata

Record id

37d73dec-9888-442a-8a64-668012b12c21

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

1 January 2000

Date last updated

17 November 2015

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