| Riccardia furtiva | |
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| Type specimen from the collections of Te Papa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Metzgeriales |
| Family: | Aneuraceae |
| Genus: | Riccardia |
| Species: | R. furtiva |
| Binomial name | |
| Riccardia furtiva E.A.Br. & Braggins | |
Riccardia furtiva is a species of liverwort in the family Aneuraceae. The species was first identified by Elizabeth Brown and John E. Braggins in 1989. R. furtiva is found in Australia and New Zealand, and is an epiphyte, growing on the base of other bryophyte species in shaded peaty areas.
Etymology
The species epithet furtiva refers to how the species is often hidden among other bryophytes and easy to overlook.
Description
Riccardia furtiva is a small, filamentous and clear green liverwort.
Distribution and habitat
Riccardia furtiva is found in Australia and New Zealand. The species appears to be widespread but rare, and is a rare example of a bryophyte epiphyte; often growing at the base of other bryophytes. The species is often found in damp, shaded, peaty areas.
References
- "Riccardia furtiva". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Brown, Elizabeth A.; Braggins, J. E. (27 June 1989). "A revision of the genus Riccardia S. F. Gray in New Zealand with notes on the genus Aneura Dum". The Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory. 66 (0): 1–132. doi:10.18968/JHBL.66.0_1. ISSN 0073-0912. Wikidata Q111484250.
- ^ de Lange, P.J. "Riccardia furtiva Fact Sheet (content continuously updated)". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- Bechteler, Julia; Schäfer-Verwimp, Alfons; Glenny, David; Cargill, D. Christine; Maul, Karola; Schütz, Nicole; von Konrat, Matt; Quandt, Dietmar; Nebel, Martin (1 December 2021). "The evolution and biogeographic history of epiphytic thalloid liverworts". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 165: 107298. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107298. ISSN 1055-7903.
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| Riccardia furtiva | |