Austrothamnium pandum
Species of moss in family Neckeraceae
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Austrothamnium pandum is a species of moss[2] from Australia and New Zealand.
| Austrothamnium pandum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Hypnales |
| Family: | Neckeraceae |
| Genus: | Austrothamnium |
| Species: | A. pandum |
| Binomial name | |
| Austrothamnium pandum | |
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Description
Austrothamnium pandum is a small, gregarious dark green moss.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was first scientifically described by Joseph Dalton Hooker and William M. Wilson in 1854 as Isothecium pandum.[4] Johannes Enroth reclassified the species with the name Austrothamnium pandum in 2019.[1]
Etymology
The generic name is from the Latin australis for 'southern' combined with the genus name for Thamnobryum.[3] The species name is the Latin for 'bent, curved.'[citation needed]
Range
North and South Island of New Zealand, Queensland and New South Wales Australia, and Norfolk Island.[3]
Habitat
Grows in wet areas, particularly along streams.[citation needed]
