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Pleurozia Heterophylla
''Pleurozia'' is the only genus of liverworts in the family Pleuroziaceae, which is now classified in its own order Pleuroziales, but was previously included in a broader circumscription of the Jungermanniales. The genus includes twelve species, and as a whole is both physically distinctive and widely distributed. The lower leaf lobes of ''Pleurozia'' species are fused, forming a closed water sac covered by a movable lid similar in structure to those of the angiosperm genus ''Utricularia''. These sacs were assumed to play a role in water storage, but a 2005 study on '' Pleurozia purpurea'' found that the sacs attract and trap ciliates, much in the same way as ''Utricularia''. Observations of plants ''in situ'' also revealed a large number of trapped prey within the sacs, suggesting that the species in this genus obtain some benefit from a carnivorous habit. After '' Colura'', this was the second report of zoophagy among the liverworts. Taxonomy The genus ''Pleurozia'' has bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleurozia Purpurea
''Pleurozia purpurea'' is a species of thalloid liverwort, notable for its red to purple colour. Common names of the species include purple-worm liverwort and purple spoonwort. Geographic distribution ''Pleurozia purpurea'' grows in bog environments found worldwide. The locations this species has been found in includes the following: "western Scotland and western Ireland, Norway, Faroes, Jan Meyen Island, Himalayas, Alaska, Guadeloupe, Hawaii". Habitat ''Pleurozia purpurea'' often grows on the edges of bogs, fens and pools. However, it can also be found growing on lawns and other water saturated regions at high elevations, such as a "blanket bog, wet heath, montane turf, scree and peat-covered rock ledges". This species will grow in a matted form across the aforementioned water surfaces. Morphology In general, this thalloid liverwort is composed of worm like thallus, that often form a creeping mat; these mats can be branched or unbranched. Evident by its name, ''P. pur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleurozia Gigantea
''Pleurozia'' is the only genus of liverworts in the family Pleuroziaceae, which is now classified in its own order Pleuroziales, but was previously included in a broader circumscription of the Jungermanniales. The genus includes twelve species, and as a whole is both physically distinctive and widely distributed. The lower leaf lobes of ''Pleurozia'' species are fused, forming a closed water sac covered by a movable lid similar in structure to those of the angiosperm genus ''Utricularia''. These sacs were assumed to play a role in water storage, but a 2005 study on '' Pleurozia purpurea'' found that the sacs attract and trap ciliate The ciliates are a group of alveolates characterized by the presence of hair-like organelles called cilia, which are identical in structure to eukaryotic flagella, but are in general shorter and present in much larger numbers, with a differen ...s, much in the same way as ''Utricularia''. Observations of plants ''in situ'' also revealed a la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleurozia Pocsii
''Pleurozia'' is the only genus of liverworts in the family Pleuroziaceae, which is now classified in its own order Pleuroziales, but was previously included in a broader circumscription of the Jungermanniales. The genus includes twelve species, and as a whole is both physically distinctive and widely distributed. The lower leaf lobes of ''Pleurozia'' species are fused, forming a closed water sac covered by a movable lid similar in structure to those of the angiosperm genus ''Utricularia''. These sacs were assumed to play a role in water storage, but a 2005 study on '' Pleurozia purpurea'' found that the sacs attract and trap ciliates, much in the same way as ''Utricularia''. Observations of plants ''in situ'' also revealed a large number of trapped prey within the sacs, suggesting that the species in this genus obtain some benefit from a carnivorous habit. After '' Colura'', this was the second report of zoophagy among the liverworts. Taxonomy The genus ''Pleurozia'' has bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleurozia Subinflata
''Pleurozia'' is the only genus of liverworts in the family Pleuroziaceae, which is now classified in its own order Pleuroziales, but was previously included in a broader circumscription of the Jungermanniales. The genus includes twelve species, and as a whole is both physically distinctive and widely distributed. The lower leaf lobes of ''Pleurozia'' species are fused, forming a closed water sac covered by a movable lid similar in structure to those of the angiosperm genus ''Utricularia''. These sacs were assumed to play a role in water storage, but a 2005 study on '' Pleurozia purpurea'' found that the sacs attract and trap ciliates, much in the same way as ''Utricularia''. Observations of plants ''in situ'' also revealed a large number of trapped prey within the sacs, suggesting that the species in this genus obtain some benefit from a carnivorous habit. After '' Colura'', this was the second report of zoophagy among the liverworts. Taxonomy The genus ''Pleurozia'' has bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleurozia Paradoxa
''Pleurozia'' is the only genus of liverworts in the family Pleuroziaceae, which is now classified in its own order Pleuroziales, but was previously included in a broader circumscription of the Jungermanniales. The genus includes twelve species, and as a whole is both physically distinctive and widely distributed. The lower leaf lobes of ''Pleurozia'' species are fused, forming a closed water sac covered by a movable lid similar in structure to those of the angiosperm genus ''Utricularia''. These sacs were assumed to play a role in water storage, but a 2005 study on '' Pleurozia purpurea'' found that the sacs attract and trap ciliates, much in the same way as ''Utricularia''. Observations of plants ''in situ'' also revealed a large number of trapped prey within the sacs, suggesting that the species in this genus obtain some benefit from a carnivorous habit. After '' Colura'', this was the second report of zoophagy among the liverworts. Taxonomy The genus ''Pleurozia'' has bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleurozia Johannis-winkleri
''Pleurozia'' is the only genus of liverworts in the family Pleuroziaceae, which is now classified in its own order Pleuroziales, but was previously included in a broader circumscription of the Jungermanniales. The genus includes twelve species, and as a whole is both physically distinctive and widely distributed. The lower leaf lobes of ''Pleurozia'' species are fused, forming a closed water sac covered by a movable lid similar in structure to those of the angiosperm genus ''Utricularia''. These sacs were assumed to play a role in water storage, but a 2005 study on '' Pleurozia purpurea'' found that the sacs attract and trap ciliates, much in the same way as ''Utricularia''. Observations of plants ''in situ'' also revealed a large number of trapped prey within the sacs, suggesting that the species in this genus obtain some benefit from a carnivorous habit. After '' Colura'', this was the second report of zoophagy among the liverworts. Taxonomy The genus ''Pleurozia'' has bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleurozia Heterophylla
''Pleurozia'' is the only genus of liverworts in the family Pleuroziaceae, which is now classified in its own order Pleuroziales, but was previously included in a broader circumscription of the Jungermanniales. The genus includes twelve species, and as a whole is both physically distinctive and widely distributed. The lower leaf lobes of ''Pleurozia'' species are fused, forming a closed water sac covered by a movable lid similar in structure to those of the angiosperm genus ''Utricularia''. These sacs were assumed to play a role in water storage, but a 2005 study on '' Pleurozia purpurea'' found that the sacs attract and trap ciliates, much in the same way as ''Utricularia''. Observations of plants ''in situ'' also revealed a large number of trapped prey within the sacs, suggesting that the species in this genus obtain some benefit from a carnivorous habit. After '' Colura'', this was the second report of zoophagy among the liverworts. Taxonomy The genus ''Pleurozia'' has bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleurozia Curiosa
''Pleurozia'' is the only genus of liverworts in the family Pleuroziaceae, which is now classified in its own order Pleuroziales, but was previously included in a broader circumscription of the Jungermanniales. The genus includes twelve species, and as a whole is both physically distinctive and widely distributed. The lower leaf lobes of ''Pleurozia'' species are fused, forming a closed water sac covered by a movable lid similar in structure to those of the angiosperm genus ''Utricularia''. These sacs were assumed to play a role in water storage, but a 2005 study on '' Pleurozia purpurea'' found that the sacs attract and trap ciliates, much in the same way as ''Utricularia''. Observations of plants ''in situ'' also revealed a large number of trapped prey within the sacs, suggesting that the species in this genus obtain some benefit from a carnivorous habit. After '' Colura'', this was the second report of zoophagy among the liverworts. Taxonomy The genus ''Pleurozia'' has bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleurozia Caledonica
''Pleurozia'' is the only genus of liverworts in the family Pleuroziaceae, which is now classified in its own order Pleuroziales, but was previously included in a broader circumscription of the Jungermanniales. The genus includes twelve species, and as a whole is both physically distinctive and widely distributed. The lower leaf lobes of ''Pleurozia'' species are fused, forming a closed water sac covered by a movable lid similar in structure to those of the angiosperm genus ''Utricularia''. These sacs were assumed to play a role in water storage, but a 2005 study on '' Pleurozia purpurea'' found that the sacs attract and trap ciliates, much in the same way as ''Utricularia''. Observations of plants ''in situ'' also revealed a large number of trapped prey within the sacs, suggesting that the species in this genus obtain some benefit from a carnivorous habit. After '' Colura'', this was the second report of zoophagy among the liverworts. Taxonomy The genus ''Pleurozia'' has bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleurozia Articulata
''Pleurozia'' is the only genus of liverworts in the family Pleuroziaceae, which is now classified in its own order Pleuroziales, but was previously included in a broader circumscription of the Jungermanniales. The genus includes twelve species, and as a whole is both physically distinctive and widely distributed. The lower leaf lobes of ''Pleurozia'' species are fused, forming a closed water sac covered by a movable lid similar in structure to those of the angiosperm genus ''Utricularia''. These sacs were assumed to play a role in water storage, but a 2005 study on '' Pleurozia purpurea'' found that the sacs attract and trap ciliates, much in the same way as ''Utricularia''. Observations of plants ''in situ'' also revealed a large number of trapped prey within the sacs, suggesting that the species in this genus obtain some benefit from a carnivorous habit. After '' Colura'', this was the second report of zoophagy among the liverworts. Taxonomy The genus ''Pleurozia'' has bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleurozia Acinosa
''Pleurozia'' is the only genus of liverworts in the family Pleuroziaceae, which is now classified in its own order Pleuroziales, but was previously included in a broader circumscription of the Jungermanniales. The genus includes twelve species, and as a whole is both physically distinctive and widely distributed. The lower leaf lobes of ''Pleurozia'' species are fused, forming a closed water sac covered by a movable lid similar in structure to those of the angiosperm genus ''Utricularia''. These sacs were assumed to play a role in water storage, but a 2005 study on '' Pleurozia purpurea'' found that the sacs attract and trap ciliates, much in the same way as ''Utricularia''. Observations of plants ''in situ'' also revealed a large number of trapped prey within the sacs, suggesting that the species in this genus obtain some benefit from a carnivorous habit. After '' Colura'', this was the second report of zoophagy among the liverworts. Taxonomy The genus ''Pleurozia'' has bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleurozia Conchifolia
''Pleurozia'' is the only genus of liverworts in the family Pleuroziaceae, which is now classified in its own order Pleuroziales, but was previously included in a broader circumscription of the Jungermanniales. The genus includes twelve species, and as a whole is both physically distinctive and widely distributed. The lower leaf lobes of ''Pleurozia'' species are fused, forming a closed water sac covered by a movable lid similar in structure to those of the angiosperm genus ''Utricularia''. These sacs were assumed to play a role in water storage, but a 2005 study on '' Pleurozia purpurea'' found that the sacs attract and trap ciliates, much in the same way as ''Utricularia''. Observations of plants ''in situ'' also revealed a large number of trapped prey within the sacs, suggesting that the species in this genus obtain some benefit from a carnivorous habit. After '' Colura'', this was the second report of zoophagy among the liverworts. Taxonomy The genus ''Pleurozia'' has been s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
