Metzgeria furcata (L.) Dumort.
(Forked Veilwort)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMetzgeria furcata (Forked Veilwort)
GenusMetzgeria (Bot.) (a genus of veilworts)
FamilyMETZGERIACEAE (veilworts)
OrderMETZGERIALES (veilworts, germanderworts, ghostworts and greaseworts)
ClassJUNGERMANNIOPSIDA (leafy liverworts)
PhylumMARCHANTIOPHYTA (liverworts)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Metzgeria furcata (Forked Veilwort) :
1: Metzgeria furcata (Forked Veilwort)
15 Jan 2000 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on roadside Ash, 1m from ground
Image 1: ColonyImage 2: ThallusImage 3: Thallus (2)Image 4: Thallus - close-upImage 5: Thallus - close-up (2)Image 6: Thallus - close-up (3)Image 7: Thallus - close-up (4)Image 8: Thallus - close-up (5)Image 9: Thallus - close-up (6)Image 10: Thallus - close-up (7)Image 11: Cell structureImage 12: Cell structure (2)Image 13: Mucilage hairs at tip of thallus on undersideImage 14: Rhizoids along midrib on underside of thallusImage 15: Thallus showing marginal hairsImage 16: Thallus - tipImage 17: Thallus - tip (2)Image 18: Thallus - tip (3)
2: Metzgeria furcata (Forked Veilwort)
28 Mar 1970 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
on hazel trunk
Image 1: Thallus - detail - magnifiedImage 2: Thallus - magnified
3: Metzgeria furcata (Forked Veilwort)
25 Mar 1970 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
on hazel trunk
Image 1: Dry plant - in situ - close-up - enlarged

Metzgeria furcata (Forked Veilwort) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Metzgeria furcata (Forked Veilwort)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Metzgeria furcata (Forked Veilwort)
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