Riccia sorocarpa Bisch.
(Common Crystalwort)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRiccia sorocarpa (Common Crystalwort)
GenusRiccia (a genus of thallose liverworts)
FamilyRICCIACEAE (a family of thallose liverworts)
OrderMARCHANTIALES (an order of thallose liverworts)
SubclassMARCHANTIIDAE (thallose liverworts)
ClassMARCHANTIOPSIDA (thallose liverworts)
PhylumMARCHANTIOPHYTA (liverworts)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Riccia sorocarpa (Common Crystalwort) :
1: Riccia sorocarpa (Common Crystalwort)
9 Mar 1975 OSGR: SU86 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Thallus with spores - highly enlargedImage 2: Spore - magnified
2: Riccia sorocarpa (Common Crystalwort)
1 Feb 1975 OSGR: SU86 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: In situ - detail - enlargedImage 2: In situ - enlargedImage 3: Small plant - in situ - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Small plant - in situ - enlarged

Riccia sorocarpa (Common Crystalwort) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Riccia sorocarpa (Common Crystalwort)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Riccia sorocarpa (Common Crystalwort)
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