Marsupella profunda | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Marchantiophyta |
Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
Order: | Jungermanniales |
Family: | Gymnomitriaceae |
Genus: | Marsupella |
Species: | M. profunda
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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]