Marsupella profunda

Marsupella profunda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Jungermanniales
Family: Gymnomitriaceae
Genus: Marsupella
Species:
M. profunda
Binomial name
Marsupella profunda

Marsupella profunda, the western rustwort,[2] is a liverwort native to Europe and known only from Portugal (Mainland, Azores and Madeira) and Great Britain (Cornwall) and has been sighted in the Canary Islands.[1][3] It is a small reddish liverwort and can be confused with Marsupella sprucei which has a more widespread distribution.[3]

  1. ^ a b Sergio, C.; Bergamini, A.; Garcia, C.; Garilleti, R.; Infante, M.; Porley, R.D. (2019). "Marsupella profunda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T39195A87726839. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T39195A87726839.en.
  2. ^ Edwards, Sean R. (2012). English Names for British Bryophytes. British Bryological Society Special Volume. Vol. 5 (4th ed.). Wootton, Northampton: British Bryological Society. ISBN 978-0-9561310-2-7. ISSN 0268-8034.
  3. ^ a b "1390 Western rustwort". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 28 January 2012.