Orthodontium lineare Schwaegr.
(Cape Thread-moss)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOrthodontium lineare (Cape Thread-moss)
FamilyORTHODONTIACEAE (a family of thread-mosses)
OrderBRYALES (an order of thyme-, thread-, and apple-mosses)
SubclassEUBRYIDEAE (acrocarpus and pleurocarpous mosses)
ClassBRYOPSIDA (mosses)
PhylumBRYOPHYTA (mosses)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Orthodontium lineare (Cape Thread-moss) :
1: Orthodontium lineare (Cape Thread-moss)
13 Apr 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
fertile, growing on old, decorticate, felled oak trunk
Image 1: Growing on fallen logImage 2: Growing on fallen log (2)Image 3: Plant - close-upImage 4: Plant - close-up (2)Image 5: Plant - side view - enlargedImage 6: Plant - side view - enlarged (2)Image 7: Plant - side view - enlarged (3)Image 8: Plant - side view - enlarged (4)Image 9: Sporophytes - enlargedImage 10: Sporophytes - side view - enlargedImage 11: Sporophytes - top view - enlargedImage 12: Calyptra - magnifiedImage 13: Leaf cells - leaf base - microscope low magnificationImage 14: Leaf cells - leaf base - microscope low magnification (2)Image 15: Leaf cells - leaf tip - magnifiedImage 16: Leaf cells - leaf tip - magnified (2)Image 17: Leaf cells - midleaf - magnifiedImage 18: Leaf cells - midleaf - magnified (2)Image 19: Leaves - magnifiedImage 20: Leaves - magnified (2)
2: Orthodontium lineare (Cape Thread-moss)
5 Apr 1975 OSGR: SU97 51° 30’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on very old large fallen oak trunk
Image 1: In situ - enlargedImage 2: In situ - enlarged (2)
3: Orthodontium lineare (Cape Thread-moss)
18 Feb 1975 OSGR: SU86 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on bank
Image 1: Leaf cells - from mid-leafImage 2: Leaf bases - magnifiedImage 3: Leaf cells - alar cells - magnifiedImage 4: Leaf tip - magnified
4: Orthodontium lineare (Cape Thread-moss)
9 Feb 1975 OSGR: SU86 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: In situ - enlarged

Orthodontium lineare (Cape Thread-moss) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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