Fossombronia pusilla (L.) Nees
(Common Frillwort)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFossombronia pusilla (Common Frillwort)
GenusFossombronia (frillworts)
FamilyFOSSOMBRONIACEAE (frillworts)
OrderFOSSOMBRONIALES (frillworts and petalworts)
ClassJUNGERMANNIOPSIDA (leafy liverworts)
PhylumMARCHANTIOPHYTA (liverworts)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Fossombronia pusilla (Common Frillwort) :
1: Fossombronia pusilla (Common Frillwort)
20 Feb 2000 OSGR: SU88 51° 30’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at side of woodland path
Image 1: In situImage 2: In situ (2)Image 3: Plant - close-upImage 4: Capsule - close-upImage 5: Dehisced capsulesImage 6: ThallusImage 7: Thallus and capsuleImage 8: Thallus and capsulesImage 9: Thallus and capsules (2)Image 10: Thallus - close-upImage 11: Thallus - close-up (2)Image 12: Thallus - close-up (3)Image 13: Thallus - close-up (4)Image 14: Thallus - close-up showing ?archegoniaImage 15: Thallus - close-up showing ?archegonia (2)Image 16: Capsule cell structure - from aboveImage 17: Capsule cell structure - from insideImage 18: ElatersImage 19: Elaters (2)Image 20: RhizoidsImage 21: SporesImage 22: Spores and elatersImage 23: Spores and elaters (2)Image 24: Spores and elaters (3)Image 25: Spores - equatorial viewImage 26: Spores - equatorial view (2)Image 27: Spores - surface viewImage 28: Spores - surface view (2)Image 29: ThallusImage 30: Thallus cell structureImage 31: Thallus cell structure (2)Image 32: Thallus tip

Fossombronia pusilla (Common Frillwort) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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