Hylocomium splendens (Hedw.) Schimp.
(Glittering Wood-moss)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHylocomium splendens (Glittering Wood-moss)
GenusHylocomium (wood-mosses)
FamilyHYLOCOMIACEAE (shaggy- and wood-mosses)
OrderHYPNALES (pleurocarpous mosses)
SubclassEUBRYIDEAE (acrocarpus and pleurocarpous mosses)
ClassBRYOPSIDA (mosses)
PhylumBRYOPHYTA (mosses)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Hylocomium splendens (Glittering Wood-moss) :
1: Hylocomium splendens (Glittering Wood-moss)
22 Aug 2005 OSGR: NH90 57° 10’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: East Inverness-shire (VC 96) Scotland
mostly simply pinnate, although a few branches are bipinnate. . Photos: in situ, close-ups, microscopy
Image 1: Close-upImage 2: Close-up (2)Image 3: In situImage 4: In situ (2)Image 5: In situ (3)Image 6: In situ (4)Image 7: Shoot - close-upImage 8: Shoot base - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Shoot - mid section - close-up - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 10: Shoot - mid section - close-up - highly enlarged - pale background (2)Image 11: Shoot - side branch - close-up - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 12: Shoot tip - close-up - enlargedImage 13: Shoot tip - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 14: Shoot - tip - close-up - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 15: Branch leaf - microscope low magnificationImage 16: Branch leaf - microscope low magnification (2)Image 17: Paraphyllia - microscope low magnificationImage 18: Paraphyllia - microscope low magnification (2)Image 19: Paraphyllia - microscope low magnification (3)Image 20: Stem leaf - alar cells - microscope low magnificationImage 21: Stem leaf - base showing double nerve - magnifiedImage 22: Stem leaf - cells near apex - microscope low magnificationImage 23: Stem leaf - magnifiedImage 24: Stem leaf - magnified (2)Image 25: Stem leaf - margin near base - microscope low magnificationImage 26: Stem leaf - mid-leaf cells - microscope low magnificationImage 27: Stem leaf - papillae on back near tip - magnified
2: Hylocomium splendens (Glittering Wood-moss)
14 Apr 1970 OSGR: SU81 50° 60’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on bank . Photos: close-up
Image 1: In situ - close-up - enlarged

Hylocomium splendens (Glittering Wood-moss) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hylocomium splendens (Glittering Wood-moss)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hylocomium splendens (Glittering Wood-moss)
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