Myuroclada

Bescherelle

Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 7, 17: 379. 1893.

Etymology: Greek mys, mouse, oura, tail, and clados, branch, alluding to resemblance
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 448. Mentioned on page 405, 408, 431, 653, 655.
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BracMyurocladaMaximowiczii.jpegMyuroclada maximowicziiPatricia M. Eckel

Plants medium-sized, in loose mats, pale silvery green. Stems creeping to erect-arcuate, often attenuate, strongly julaceous, unbranched to weakly irregularly branched, branches terete-foliate; central strand present; pseudoparaphyllia orbicular-triangular; axillary hairs of 2–4 cells. Stem-leaves erect-appressed, crowded, imbricate, orbicular to broadly ovate, concave, not or indistinctly plicate; base moderately decurrent; margins nearly entire to serrulate; apex very broadly acute to rounded, short-apiculate when young, blunt when mature; costa to mid leaf or slightly beyond, moderately stout, terminal spine absent; alar cells smaller than basal juxtacostal cells; laminal cells short-rhombic to rhombic. Branch leaves similar. Sexual condition dioicous. [Seta redbrown, smooth. Capsule inclined to horizontal, nearly black when old, oblong, weakly curved; annulus separating in fragments; operculum long-conic, obliquely rostrate; peristome xerocastique, perfect. Calyptra naked. Spores 12–16 µm].

Distribution

Alaska, e Asia (Japan), e Asia (Korea), e Asia (Russia), in Europe. The above description of the sporophyte is from Asian material

Discussion

Species 1.

The above description of the sporophyte is from Asian material.

Selected References

None.

"long" is not a number."broad" is not a number.

... more about "Myuroclada"
separating +  and not separating +
blunt +, very broadly acute +  and rounded +
Wilfred B. Schofield† +
Bescherelle +
short-decurrent +
rounded +  and narrowed +
decurrent +
short to long +
terete-foliate +
usually straight;curved +
dioicous +  and sexual +
cucullate +
erect +, horizontal +  and reflexed +
specialized +
synoicous +, dioicous +, autoicous +, sexual +  and asexual +
smaller +
differentiated +
3 (?) +  and 2 (?) +
discernible +
Alaska +, e Asia (Japan) +, e Asia (Korea) +, e Asia (Russia) +  and in Europe. The above description of the sporophyte is from Asian material +
not adherent +
Greek mys, mouse, oura, tail, and clados, branch, alluding to resemblance +
pointed +
nearly entire +  and serrulate +
rostrate +  and conic +
perfect +  and xerocastique +
hygrocastique +
orbicular-triangular +
Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. +
pellucid +  and opaque +
undifferentiated +
orangish +, cherry red +, dark redbrown +  and redbrown +
imbricate;crowded +
patent +, spreading +  and erect +
concave +, orbicular +  and broadly ovate +
unbranched +  and weakly irregularly branched +
reddish +  and green +
erect-arcuate +
pendent +, arching +, erect +, ascending +  and creeping +
attenuate +
Myuroclada +
Brachytheciaceae +
incrassate +
thin;moderately thick +
green +  and pale silvery +