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Vetaforma dusenii
Sign in to saveVetaforma is a genus of liverworts found only in Argentina and Chile, and contains a single species Vetaforma dusenii. It is classified in the order Jungermanniales. It was placed as the only member of the family Vetaformaceae within that order, but this family has been merged into the family Lepicoleaceae based on morphological and genetic data. The genus name was originally published in 1960, but this publication was invalid under Article 36.1 of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants . The single species was first described in 1900 as Lepidozia dusenii and trans
In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 1 inbound reference to Vetaforma dusenii, and connects out to liverwort, Chile and Argentina.
Vinony files it under Jungermanniales, Jungermanniales genera and Monotypic bryophyte genera.
Vinony links it to 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumMarchantiophyta
- ClassJungermanniopsida
- OrderJungermanniales
- FamilyLepicoleaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 33
- With media
- 26
- Family
- Vetaformataceae
- Collections
- UCONN, DUKE, TENN, NY, F, S
- Recorded in
- Chile, Argentina, Chile (Excl. Juan Fernandez Islands)
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Encyclopedic overview
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Vetaforma is a genus of liverworts found only in Argentina and Chile, and contains a single species Vetaforma dusenii. It is classified in the order Jungermanniales. It was placed as the only member of the family Vetaformaceae within that order, but this family has been merged into the family Lepicoleaceae based on morphological and genetic data. The genus name was originally published in 1960, but this publication was invalid under Article 36.1 of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants . The single species was first described in 1900 as Lepidozia dusenii and transferred to Vetaforma in 1962.
== References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vetaforma dusenii” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.