Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Plagiochila spinifera
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Hepatophyta
Class
Jungermanniopsida
Order
Jungermanniales
Family
Plagiochilaceae
Genus
Plagiochila
Species
spinifera
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Plagiochila trifida
Origin: Endemic
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"Galapagos Species Database, Plagiochila spinifera", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1500. Accessed 30 October 2026.