Dicranum tauricum Sapjegin
(Fragile Fork-moss)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDicranum tauricum (Fragile Fork-moss)
GenusDicranum (a genus of fork-mosses)
FamilyDICRANACEAE (a family of fork- and forklet-mosses)
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 Dicranum tauricum (Fragile Fork-moss) :
1: Dicranum tauricum (Fragile Fork-moss)
29 Dec 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on felled Beech trunk
Image 1: Moss growing on Beech barkImage 2: Moss growing on Beech bark (2)Image 3: Moss growing on Beech bark (3)Image 4: Moss growing on Beech bark (4)
2: Dicranum tauricum (Fragile Fork-moss)
9 Apr 1970 OSGR: TQ15 51° 10’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Side view - magnified

Dicranum tauricum (Fragile Fork-moss) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dicranum tauricum (Fragile Fork-moss)
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