Myriocolea irrorata
Myriocolea irrorata is a species of liverworts in the Lejeuneaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Since 2012 it has been transferred to the genus Colura[1].
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| Species: | C. irrorata |
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| Colura irrorata (Spruce) Heinrichs, Y. Yu, Schäf.-Verw. & Pócs | |
Sources
- Heinrichs, Jochen; Dong, Shanshan; Yu, Ying; Schäfer-Verwimp, Alfons; Pócs, Tamás; Feldberg, Kathrin; Hentschel, Jörn; Schmidt, Alexander R.; Schneider, Harald (2012-09-25). "A 150 year-old mystery solved: Transfer of the rheophytic endemic liverwort Myriocolea irrorata to Colura". Phytotaxa. 66 (1): 55–64. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.66.1.9. ISSN 1179-3163.
- Bryophyte Specialist Group 2000. Myriocolea irrorata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.
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