Description
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Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 4,653 meters (0 to 15,266 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- 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:
Isobryales
()
- Family:
Trachypodaceae
()
- Genus:
Trachypus
()
- Specific epithet:
bicolor
- Reinwardt & Hornschuch, 1829
- Botanical name: - Trachypus bicolor Reinwardt & Hornschuch, 1829
- Specific epithet:
bicolor
- Reinwardt & Hornschuch, 1829
- Genus:
Trachypus
(
- Family:
Trachypodaceae
(
- Order:
Isobryales
(
- Superorder:
Diplolepideae
(
- Subclass:
Bryidae
(
- Class:
Bryopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Bryatae
(
- Subphylum:
Musci
(
- Phylum:
Bryophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 19-Jul-2004
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Trachypus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 23 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:
T. appendiculatus · T. atratus · T. bicolor · T. bicolor var. viridulus · T. buchananii · T. cerinus · T. cuspidiferus · T. declinatus · T. denticollis · T. haleakalae · T. humilis · T. humilis Lindb. var. tenerrimus (Broth. ex Herzog) Zanten · T. illecebrus · T. longifolius · T. minutus · T. nigrescens · T. nodicaulis · T. ornans · T. perplicatus · T. scaber · T. tenerrimus · T. tenerrimus Broth. ex Herzog var. flagellifer Broth. · T. viridulus
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Further Reading
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- Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. Wien, Naturhistorisches Museum [etc.] GER url p. 181, p. 236.
- Botanisches Zentralblatt; referierendes Organ für das Gesamtgebiet der Botanik. Jena [etc.]G. Fischer [etc.] GER url p. 109, p. 231.
- Genera et species muscorum systematice disposita; seu, adumbratio florae muscorum totius orbis terrarum /auctoribus Dr. Augusto Jæger et Fr. Sauerbeck. 2 1870-1880 Sancti Galli (St. Gallen): W. Hausknecht, 1870-1880. LAT url p. 273.
- Just's botanischer jahresbericht. Systematisch geordnetes repertorium der botanischen literatur aller länder. Berlin, Gebr. Borntraeger, 1874-98; GER url p. 53, p. 68.
- Schedae ad Kryptogamas exsiccatas / editae a Museo Palatino Vindobonensi. Wien: A. Holder, 1894- GER url p. 181, p. 236.
Notes
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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 7 providers.
- Moss TROPICOS DatabaseJul 1, 2004.
- Moss TROPICOS: the World Checklist of Mosses
- MOST: Moss TROPICOS Database
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 27, 2008:
- Australian National Herbarium (CANB)
- Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad: Herbario del Instituto de EcologÃa, A.C., México (IE-XAL)
- GBIF-Spain: Real Jardin Botanico, Madrid: MA-Musci
- Missouri Botanical Garden
- National Herbarium of New South Wales: NSW herbarium collection
- National Herbarium of New South Wales: Plants of Papua New Guinea
- The New York Botanical Garden: American Bryophyte Catalog
- UNIBIO, IBUNAM: MEXU/Colección de Briofitas
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3331999
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: MOS-35113205
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 525759
Footnotes
- Mean = 1,350.410 meters (4,430.479 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,177.390 based on 66 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
