Cephalozia curvifolia (Dicks.) Dumort.
(Wood-rust)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCephalozia curvifolia (Wood-rust)
GenusCephalozia (a genus of pincerworts)
FamilyCEPHALOZIACEAE (a family of pincerworts, flapworts, notchworts and threadworts)
OrderJUNGERMANNIALES (leafy liverworts)
ClassJUNGERMANNIOPSIDA (leafy liverworts)
PhylumMARCHANTIOPHYTA (liverworts)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cephalozia curvifolia (Wood-rust) :
1: Cephalozia curvifolia (Wood-rust)
25 Feb 2023 OSGR: ST71 50° 50’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on decorticate fallen log
Image 1: PlantImage 2: Plant - close-up
2: Cephalozia curvifolia (Wood-rust)
18 Mar 2017 OSGR: SU22 50° 60’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
on fallen, decorticate oak (or perhaps chestnut) log
Image 1: Thalli - on logImage 2: Thalli - on log (2)Image 3: Sporophyte - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 4: Thalli and perianths - close-up - highly enlargedImage 5: Thalli and perianths - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 6: Thalli and perianths - close-up - highly enlarged (3)Image 7: Thalli and perianths - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Thalli and perianths - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Thalli - close-up - enlargedImage 10: Thalli - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 11: Thalli - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 12: Thalli - close-up - highly enlargedImage 13: Thalli - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 14: Thalli - close-up - highly enlarged (3)Image 15: Thalli - close-up - highly enlarged (4)Image 16: Thalli - close-up - highly enlarged (5)Image 17: Capsule - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 18: Capsule wall - inner surface with elaters - magnified - white backgroundImage 19: Capsule wall - outer surface - magnifiedImage 20: Elater - magnified - white backgroundImage 21: Elaters and spores - magnifiedImage 22: Elaters and spores - magnified (2)Image 23: Elaters and spores - magnified (3)Image 24: Elaters and spores - magnified (4)Image 25: Elaters and spores - microscope low magnificationImage 26: Elaters on inside of capsule wall - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 27: Gametophyte - dorsal view - microscope low magnificationImage 28: Gametophyte - ventral view - microscope low magnificationImage 29: Leaf cells - magnifiedImage 30: Leaf - magnifiedImage 31: Leaf pair - magnifiedImage 32: Leaves - microscope low magnificationImage 33: Spores - magnified - white backgroundImage 34: Spores - magnified - white background (2)Image 35: Spores - optical section - highly magnifiedImage 36: Spores - optical section - highly magnified - white backgroundImage 37: Spores - surface ornamentation - highly magnifiedImage 38: Spores - surface ornamentation - highly magnified (2)Image 39: Spores - surface ornament - highly magnified - white background
3: Cephalozia curvifolia (Wood-rust)
28 Mar 1976 OSGR: SU91 50° 60’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on decorticated logs
Image 1: In situ - enlargedImage 2: In situ - enlarged (2)Image 3: In situ - highly enlargedImage 4: In situ - highly enlarged (2)Image 5: In situ - highly enlarged (3)Image 6: In situ - highly enlarged (4)

Cephalozia curvifolia (Wood-rust) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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