Orthothecium strictum (Orthothecium Moss)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Orthothecium Moss

Common Names in Informal Latinized N:

Orthothecium Moss

Description

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Physical Description

Habit: Nonvascular

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae () - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1981
    - Phylum: Bryophyta () - A. Braun, in Ascherson, 1860 - Mosses
      - Subphylum: Musci () - (Linnaeus, 1753) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Infraphylum: Bryatae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Class: Bryopsida () - � - Mosses
        Subclass: Bryidae ()
        Superorder: Diplolepideae ()
        Order: Hypnales ()
        Family: Hypnaceae ()
        Genus: Orthothecium ()
        Specific epithet: strictum - Lorentz, 1864
        Botanical name: - Orthothecium strictum Lorentz, 1864

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 19-Jul-2004

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Orthothecium

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 23 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

O. acuminatum (Acuminate Orthothecium Moss) · O. austrocatenulatum · O. binervulum · O. chryseon · O. chryseum (Orthothecium Moss) · O. chryseum (Schwaegr. in Schultes) Schimp. in B.S.G. var. chryseu (Orthothecium Moss) · O. complanatum · O. diminutivum (Diminutive Orthothecium Moss) · O. hirsutum · O. hyalopiliferum · O. intricatum (Intricate Orthothecium Moss) · O. intricatum (Hartm.) Schimp. var. laxirete Herzog · O. javanense · O. lapponicum · O. lapponicum var. chryseum · O. lhotskyanum · O. lhotzkyanum · O. ovicarpum · O. rubellum · O. rufescens (Orthothecium Moss) · O. schlagintweitii · O. strictum (Orthothecium Moss) · O. viscidum

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Further Reading

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Botanisches Zentralblatt; referierendes Organ f�r das Gesamtgebiet der Botanik. Jena [etc.]G. Fischer [etc.] GER url p. 361, p. 365, p. 89.

Dr. L. Rabenhorst's Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Oesterreich und der Schweiz Leipzig: E. Kummer, 1884-1966. GER url p. 23.

Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. Oxford [etc.]Royal Microscopical Society. ENG url p. 343, p. 832.

Notes

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Contributors
Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 27, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.

Moss TROPICOS DatabaseJul 1, 2004.

Moss TROPICOS: the World Checklist of Mosses

MOST: Moss TROPICOS Database

USDA, NRCS. 2005. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 27, 2008:

Australian National Herbarium (CANB)

Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Herbarium

GBIF-Sweden: Mosses (S)

Icelandic Institute of Natural History: Herbarium (ICEL)

Missouri Botanical Garden

University Museums of Norway (MUSIT)

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3873271

Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: MOS-35172966

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 547927

U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: ORRU4

Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 42425