Riccardia furtiva is a species of liverwort in the family Aneuraceae. The species was first identified by Elizabeth Brown and John E. Braggins in 1989.[1] R. furtiva is found in Australia and New Zealand, and is an epiphyte, growing on the base of other bryophyte species in shaded peaty areas.
| Riccardia furtiva | |
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| Type specimen from the collections of Te Papa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Metzgeriales |
| Family: | Aneuraceae |
| Genus: | Riccardia |
| Species: | R. furtiva
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| Binomial name | |
| Riccardia furtiva E.A.Br. & Braggins
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Etymology
editThe species epithet furtiva refers to how the species is often hidden among other bryophytes and easy to overlook.[2]
Description
editRiccardia furtiva is a small, filamentous and clear green liverwort.[2][3]
Distribution and habitat
editRiccardia furtiva is found in Australia and New Zealand.[3] The species appears to be widespread but rare,[3] and is a rare example of a bryophyte epiphyte;[4] often growing at the base of other bryophytes.[3] The species is often found in damp, shaded, peaty areas.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Riccardia furtiva". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ a b Brown, Elizabeth A.; Braggins, J. E. (27 June 1989). "A revision of the genus Riccardia S. F. Gray in New Zealand with notes on the genus Aneura Dum". The Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory. 66 (0): 1–132. doi:10.18968/JHBL.66.0_1. ISSN 0073-0912. Wikidata Q111484250.
- ^ a b c d e de Lange, P.J. "Riccardia furtiva Fact Sheet (content continuously updated)". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Bechteler, Julia; Schäfer-Verwimp, Alfons; Glenny, David; Cargill, D. Christine; Maul, Karola; Schütz, Nicole; von Konrat, Matt; Quandt, Dietmar; Nebel, Martin (1 December 2021). "The evolution and biogeographic history of epiphytic thalloid liverworts". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 165: 107298. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107298. ISSN 1055-7903.