Scapania undulata (L.) Dumort.
(Water Earwort)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesScapania undulata (Water Earwort)
GenusScapania (a genus of earworts)
FamilySCAPANIACEAE (a family of notchworts, pawworts, threadworts and earworts)
OrderJUNGERMANNIALES (leafy liverworts)
ClassJUNGERMANNIOPSIDA (leafy liverworts)
PhylumMARCHANTIOPHYTA (liverworts)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Scapania undulata (Water Earwort) :
1: Scapania undulata (Water Earwort)
26 May 2008 OSGR: SK38 53° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South-west Yorks (VC 63) England
on submerged rock in stream bed
Image 1: Growing in bottom of streamImage 2: Growing in bottom of stream (2)Image 3: Growing in bottom of stream (3)Image 4: Growing in bottom of stream (4)Image 5: Growing in bottom of stream (5)Image 6: Growing in bottom of stream (6)Image 7: Growing in bottom of stream - close-upImage 8: Growing in bottom of stream - close-up (2)Image 9: Thallus - top surface - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 10: Thallus - top surface - enlarged - grey background (2)Image 11: Thallus - top surface - enlarged - white backgroundImage 12: Thallus - top surface - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 13: Thallus - under surface - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 14: Thallus - under surface - enlarged - grey background (2)Image 15: Thallus - under surface - enlarged - grey background (3)Image 16: Leaf cells from lower mid-leaf - magnifiedImage 17: Leaf cells from mid-leaf - magnifiedImage 18: Leaf cells from near base of leaf - magnifiedImage 19: Leaf cells near tip - magnifiedImage 20: Leaf margin from apex of leaf - magnifiedImage 21: Leaf margin near base - magnifiedImage 22: Leaf margin near base of leaf - magnifiedImage 23: Leaf tip - microscope low magnificationImage 24: Leaf tip - microscope low magnification (2)Image 25: Leaf - with ventral lobe opened out - magnifiedImage 26: Ventral lobe - leaf cells - magnified
2: Scapania undulata (Water Earwort)
17 Apr 1974 OSGR: SD76 54° 0’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
by waterfall
Image 1: Fruiting - in situ - enlargedImage 2: Fruiting - in situ - enlarged (2)
3: Scapania undulata (Water Earwort)
5 Apr 1970 OSGR: TQ42 51° 0’ N, 0° 0’ E Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
on rock in stream
Image 1: Plant - enlargedImage 2: Leaf cells - magnified

Scapania undulata (Water Earwort) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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