Blasia pusilla L.
(Common Kettlewort)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBlasia pusilla (Common Kettlewort)
FamilyBLASIACEAE (a family of liverworts)
OrderBLASIALES (an order of liverworts)
ClassMARCHANTIOPSIDA (thallose liverworts)
PhylumMARCHANTIOPHYTA (liverworts)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Blasia pusilla (Common Kettlewort) :
1: Blasia pusilla (Common Kettlewort)
13 Jan 1976 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
at side of track
Image 1: Auricle contents with symbiotic AnabaenaImage 2: Auricle contents with symbiotic Anabaena (2)Image 3: Auricle and symbiotic Anabaena colony - magnifiedImage 4: Gemmae - angular gemmae on thallus - magnifiedImage 5: Gemmae - subspherical gemmae from gemmae tube - magnifiedImage 6: Symbiotic Anabaena in auricular colony - magnified
2: Blasia pusilla (Common Kettlewort)
13 Sep 1975 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
at side of track
Image 1: Gemmae tube - close-up - highly enlargedImage 2: Gemmae tubes and Anabaena patches - highly enlargedImage 3: In situ - close-up - enlargedImage 4: In situ - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 5: Thallus - highly enlargedImage 6: Thallus - highly enlarged (2)

Blasia pusilla (Common Kettlewort) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Blasia pusilla (Common Kettlewort)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Blasia pusilla (Common Kettlewort)
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