Schistostega pennata (Hedw.) F.Weber & D.Mohr
(Goblin Gold, Luminous Moss)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSchistostega pennata (Goblin Gold, Luminous Moss)
FamilySCHISTOSTEGACEAE (goblin golds)
OrderDICRANALES (pocket, fork and dog-tooth mosses)
SubclassEUBRYIDEAE (acrocarpus and pleurocarpous mosses)
ClassBRYOPSIDA (mosses)
PhylumBRYOPHYTA (mosses)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Schistostega pennata (Goblin Gold, Luminous Moss) :
1: Schistostega pennata (Goblin Gold, Luminous Moss)
11 Aug 2009 OSGR: SX77 50° 40’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
in large cavity under huge rock table
Image 1: In Rabbit burrow under large rockImage 2: Patch in large cavity under large rockImage 3: Patch in large cavity under large rock (2)Image 4: Patch in large cavity under large rock (3)Image 5: Patch in large cavity under large rock (4)
2: Schistostega pennata (Goblin Gold, Luminous Moss)
15 Apr 2004 OSGR: SX77 50° 40’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
in deep cleft in rock
Image 1: Reflective patches of protonemaImage 2: Reflective patches of protonema (2)Image 3: Reflective patches of protonema (3)Image 4: Reflective patches of protonema (4)Image 5: Reflective patches of protonema (5)Image 6: Reflective patches of protonema (6)Image 7: Reflective patches of protonema (7)
3: Schistostega pennata (Goblin Gold, Luminous Moss)
6 Sep 1978 OSGR: SX77 50° 40’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
in rock cleft
Image 1:
4: Schistostega pennata (Goblin Gold, Luminous Moss)
2 Aug 1971 OSGR: SX77 50° 40’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
at base of large rock cleft
Image 1: Growing among liverworts - the yellowish-green patches are the Image 2: Gametophyte - enlargedImage 3: Gametophyte - enlarged (2)

Schistostega pennata (Goblin Gold, Luminous Moss) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Schistostega pennata (Goblin Gold, Luminous Moss)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Schistostega pennata (Goblin Gold, Luminous Moss)
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