Fabronia ciliaris (Fabronia Moss)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Fabronia Moss

Description

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Physical Description

Habit: Nonvascular

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Plantae () - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1981
    - Phylum: Bryophyta () - A. Braun, in Ascherson, 1860 - Mosses
      - Subphylum: Musci () - (Linnaeus, 1753) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Infraphylum: Bryatae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Class: Bryopsida () - � - Mosses
        Subclass: Bryidae ()
        Superorder: Diplolepideae ()
        Order: Hypnales ()
        Family: Fabroniaceae ()
        Genus: Fabronia ()
        Specific epithet: ciliaris - Bridel, 1827
        Botanical name: - Fabronia ciliaris Bridel, 1827

Unambiguous Synonyms

Fabronia ciliaris (Brid.) Brid.
Fabronia ciliaris Bridel, 1827

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 19-Jul-2004

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Fabronia

There are approximately 106 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

F. abyssinica · F. abyssinice · F. affinis · F. anacamptodens · F. andina · F. angolensis · F. angustifolia · F. argentinica · F. assamica · F. attaleae · F. australis · F. balansae · F. bartramii · F. basilaris · F. beccarii · F. bizotii · F. brachyphylla · F. breutelii · F. campenonii · F. ciliaris (Fabronia Moss) · F. ciliaris (Brid.) Brid. var. wrightii (Sull.) Buck (Wright's Fabronia Moss) · F. ciliaris var. ciliaris · F. ciliaris var. polycarpa · F. ciliaris var. wrightii · F. claviramea · F. congolensis · F. crassiretis · F. cubensis · F. curvirostris · F. degeneri · F. dentata · F. donnellii · F. eckloniana · F. enervis · F. fastigiata · F. filamentosa · F. flavinervis · F. gardneriana · F. garnieri · F. glauca · F. goetzei · F. goughii · F. guarapiensis · F. gueinzii · F. gymnostoma · F. hampeana · F. hemisphaerica · F. imbricata · F. imperfecta · F. iowensis var. ciliaris · F. jamesonii · F. julacea · F. kiusiana · F. lachenaudii · F. latidens · F. latifolia · F. leikipiae · F. longipila · F. lorentzii · F. macroblepharis · F. madurensis · F. major · F. marianna · F. matsumurae · F. microspora · F. minuta · F. minutissima · F. motelayi · F. niam-niamiae · F. nietneri · F. nivalis · F. obtusatula · F. octoblepharis · F. papillidens · F. patentifolia · F. patentissima · F. perimbricata · F. pilifera · F. pobeguinii · F. pocsii · F. podocarpi · F. polycarpa · F. pusilla (Fabronia Moss) · F. ravenelii · F. ravenelii var. polycarpa · F. rehmannii · F. rostrata · F. schensiana · F. schimperiana · F. schmidii · F. schwetschkeoides · F. scottiae · F. secunda · F. socotrana · F. subpolycarpa · F. tahitensis · F. tayloriana · F. trichophora · F. trichophylla · F. tucumanensis

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 27, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.
MOST: Moss TROPICOS Database
Moss TROPICOS DatabaseJul 1, 2004.
Moss TROPICOS: the World Checklist of Mosses
USDA, NRCS. 2005. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 27, 2008:

Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad: Herbario del Instituto de Ecología, A.C., México (IE-XAL)
European Environment Agency: EUNIS
GBIF-Spain: Real Jardin Botanico, Madrid: MA-Musci
Missouri Botanical Garden
The New York Botanical Garden: American Bryophyte Catalog
UNIBIO, IBUNAM: MEXU/Colección de Briofitas
Utah State University: USU-UTC Specimen Database

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3872723
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: MOS-35180079
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 443707
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 16485
U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: FACI2
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 39126