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Bifid Crestwort

Mosses and Liverworts

Bifid crestwort, Lophocolea bidentata, is a liverwort in the family Lophocoleaceae, part of the division Marchantiophyta. Ecological research in Ecuador found the species largely absent from urban sites even where nearby pristine habitat supported it, suggesting the plant is sensitive to pollution such as wastewater and heavy metal contamination.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Scientific Name
Lophocolea bidentata 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Marchantiophyta, Taxa
Source Lophocolea bidentata (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Africa

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Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Bifid CrestwortDistributions
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"locality": "Africa", "status": "PRESENT", "source": "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)"
Asia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Bifid CrestwortDistributions
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"locality": "Southern Asia", "status": "PRESENT", "source": "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)"
Australia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Bifid CrestwortDistributions
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"locality": "Australia", "status": "PRESENT", "source": "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)"
North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Bifid CrestwortDistributions
Quote, Distributions
"locality": "North America", "status": "PRESENT", "source": "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)"
South America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Bifid CrestwortDistributions
Quote, Distributions
"locality": "South America", "status": "PRESENT", "source": "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)"
Sources
1. Lophocolea bidentata (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    Lophocolea bidentata is a species of liverwort belonging to the family Lophocoleaceae.
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Lophocolea bidentata is a species of liverwort belonging to the family Lophocoleaceae.
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2. GBIF: Lophocolea bidentata
GBIFDescriptions: biome
Quote, Descriptions: biome
description: terrestrial
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3. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Lophocolea bidentata
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyTaxon record
Quote, Taxon record
"canonicalName": "Lophocolea bidentata"
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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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