Myuroclada maximowiczii
Bryologist 59: 1. 1956.
Plants glossy. Stems 1–5 cm, 0.5–1.5 mm wide; rhizoids confined mainly to creeping parts of stem. Stem-leaves 0.5–2 × 0.5–2 mm; margins somewhat recurved near base; alar cells not sharply differentiated from basal-cells; laminal cells 35–45 × 5–7 µm, smooth. [Seta 1.5–3 cm. Capsule 1.5–2.5 × 0.9–1.2 mm; operculum 1–1.5 mm; exostome teeth linear-lanceolate, often filiform, striolate and orangebrown proximally, papillose distally; endostome equal to exostome in height, segments filiform distally, perforate, cilia 2].
Habitat: Flood zones along rivers, terrestrial on silt, rock, logs, tree bases and trunks, forests, walls in urban habitats
Elevation: low to moderate elevations
Distribution
Alaska, e Asia (China), e Asia (Japan), e Asia (Korea), e Asia (Russia), in Europe
Discussion
Myuroclada maximowiczii is rare in the flora area, found only in scattered locations in Alaska. The species resembles an overgrown Myurella julacea, but the smooth laminal cells and clearly costate leaves readily separate it. Sporophytes are lacking in North America.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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