Phycolepidozia exigua
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| Phycolepidozia exigua | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Lophoziales |
| Family: | Cephaloziellaceae |
| Genus: | Phycolepidozia |
| Species: | P. exigua |
| Binomial name | |
| Phycolepidozia exigua R.M.Schust.[2] | |
Phycolepidozia exigua is a species of liverwort in the family Cephaloziellaceae. It was thought to be the only species in the genus until a new species from India, Phycolepidozia indica, was found in 2014.[3] Phycolepidozia exigua is endemic to Dominica, where it is critically endangered.[1] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
The species is unique among the leafy liverworts in the extreme reduction of its lateral leaves.[2] These leaves consist of only two cells at maturity, so that plants are essentially leafless.[4]
