Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Taxilejeunea galapagensis Onraedt

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Hepatophyta

Class
Jungermanniopsida

Order
Jungermanniales

Family
Lejeuneaceae

Genus
Taxilejeunea

Species
galapagensis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

References

  • Gradstein, S.R. Weber, W.A. (1982) Bryogeography of the Galapagos Islands. J. Hattori Bot. Lab. 52: 127-152.
  • Gradstein, S.R. (2009) Annotated catalogue of the liverworts and hornworts of the Galápagos Islands. Bibliotheca Lichenologica: Biodiversity and ecology of lichens - Liber Amicorum Harrie Sipman 99: 143-162.
  • León-Yánez, S. Gradstein, S.R. & Wegner, C. (2006) Hepáticas (Marchantiophyta) y Antoceros (Anthocerotophyta) del Ecuador, catálogo. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, 101 pp.
  • Onraedt, M. (1982) Une nouvelle espèce de Taxilejeunea des îles Galapagos. Miscell. Bryol. Lichenol. 9(6): 117-119.
  • Weber, W.A. (1984) Bryophytes and lichens of the Galápagos Islands. In: Oehser, P.H., Lea, J.S. & Powars, N.L. (eds.): National Geographic Society Research Report 16 (1975 Projects): 781-790.

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