Fat Featherwort, Aneura pinguis, is a liverwort in the family Aneuraceae, part of the primitive plant division Marchantiophyta. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, found across many regions of the world.
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1. Aneura pinguis (Wikipedia)
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Aneura pinguis is a species of liverworts belonging to the family Aneuraceae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution.
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Aneura pinguis is a species of liverworts belonging to the family Aneuraceae.
View the Source2. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Aneura pinguis
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"canonicalName": "Aneura pinguis"
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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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