Galapagos Species Database

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

Ceratodon purpureus (Hedw.) Britt.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Bryophyta

Class
Bryopsida

Order
Dicranales

Family
Ditrichaceae

Genus
Ceratodon

Species
purpureus

Taxon category: Accepted

References

  • Gradstein, S.R. (1994) Die Moose der Galapagos Inseln. In: Zizka, G. & K. Klemmer (eds.): Pflanzen- und Tierwelt der Galapagos Inseln. Kleine Senckenbergreihe, Palmengarten, Frankfurt 20: 59-63.
  • Gradstein, S.R. Weber, W.A. (1982) Bryogeography of the Galapagos Islands. J. Hattori Bot. Lab. 52: 127-152.

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