Thamnobryum alopecurum (Hedw.) Gangulee
(Fox-tail Feather-moss)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesThamnobryum alopecurum (Fox-tail Feather-moss)
GenusThamnobryum (a genus of feather-mosses)
FamilyNECKERACEAE (a family of feather-, and neckera 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 Thamnobryum alopecurum (Fox-tail Feather-moss) :
1: Thamnobryum alopecurum (Fox-tail Feather-moss)
8 Mar 2003 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
On chalk and flint in bottom of the Ditch
Image 1: BranchesImage 2: Branches - close-upImage 3: Fertile shootImage 4: On woodland floorImage 5: Plant - close-upImage 6: PlantsImage 7: Plants (2)Image 8: SporophytesImage 9: Tuft - side viewImage 10: Branches - enlargedImage 11: Branches - enlarged (2)Image 12: Branches - enlarged (3)Image 13: Capsules - magnifiedImage 14: Fruits - enlargedImage 15: Leaves - magnifiedImage 16: Stalks - enlargedImage 17: Branch leafImage 18: Branch leaf (2)Image 19: Branch leaf - cells at baseImage 20: Branch leaf - cells from mid-leafImage 21: Branch leaf - cells near tipImage 22: Branch leaf - large pictureImage 23: Branch leaf - margin cellsImage 24: Branch leaf - mid-leaf cells and nerveImage 25: Branch leaf - tipImage 26: Branch leaf - tip - cellsImage 27: Stem leafImage 28: Stem leaf - cells from baseImage 29: Stem leaf - cells from mid-leafImage 30: Stem leaf - cells from near tipImage 31: Stem leaf - cells from near tip (2)Image 32: Stem leaf - cells near base
2: Thamnobryum alopecurum (Fox-tail Feather-moss)
20 Dec 1969 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Leaf - magnified

Thamnobryum alopecurum (Fox-tail Feather-moss) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Thamnobryum alopecurum (Fox-tail Feather-moss)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Thamnobryum alopecurum (Fox-tail Feather-moss)
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