Calliergonella cuspidata (Hedw.) Loeske
(Pointed Spear-moss)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCalliergonella cuspidata (Pointed Spear-moss)
FamilyPYLAISIACEAE (a family of mosses)
OrderHYPNALES (pleurocarpous mosses)
SubclassEUBRYIDEAE (acrocarpus and pleurocarpous mosses)
ClassBRYOPSIDA (mosses)
PhylumBRYOPHYTA (mosses)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Calliergonella cuspidata (Pointed Spear-moss) :
1: Calliergonella cuspidata (Pointed Spear-moss)
28 Mar 1999 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Fertile, around garden pond
Image 1: BranchImage 2: Capsule - close-upImage 3: Capsule - two viewsImage 4: Plant with capsule
2: Calliergonella cuspidata (Pointed Spear-moss)
26 Jan 1975 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
on ant hill
Image 1: Moist plant - close-up - enlarged
3: Calliergonella cuspidata (Pointed Spear-moss)
23 Dec 1971 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Moist plants - in situ - close-up - enlarged
4: Calliergonella cuspidata (Pointed Spear-moss)
14 Apr 1970 OSGR: SU81 50° 60’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on ants nest
Image 1: Dry state - close-up - enlarged

Calliergonella cuspidata (Pointed Spear-moss) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Calliergonella cuspidata (Pointed Spear-moss)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Calliergonella cuspidata (Pointed Spear-moss)
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