Lunularia cruciata (L.) Dumort. ex Lindb.
(Crescent-cup Liverwort)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLunularia cruciata (Crescent-cup Liverwort)
FamilyLUNULARIACEAE (crescent-cup liverworts)
OrderLUNULARIALES (an order of liverworts)
ClassMARCHANTIOPSIDA (thallose liverworts)
PhylumMARCHANTIOPHYTA (liverworts)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lunularia cruciata (Crescent-cup Liverwort) :
1: Lunularia cruciata (Crescent-cup Liverwort)
22 Oct 2006 OSGR: SN61 51° 50’ N, 3° 60’ W Vice County: Carmarthen (VC 44) Wales
on stone path
Image 1: Thallus - in situImage 2: Gemmae cups - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Gemmae cups - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 4: Gemmae cups - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 5: Gemmae cups - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 6: Gemmae cups - close-up - enlarged (5)
2: Lunularia cruciata (Crescent-cup Liverwort)
16 Feb 1975 OSGR: SU88 51° 30’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on mud and rotting sticks
Image 1: In situ - close-up - enlarged
3: Lunularia cruciata (Crescent-cup Liverwort)
31 Mar 1969 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
on ground
Image 1: Areolate thallus surface showing pores - magnifiedImage 2: Gemmae cup - magnified
4: Lunularia cruciata (Crescent-cup Liverwort)
16 Sep 1968 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
on ground along sunken path
Image 1: Close-up showing gemmae cups - enlarged

Lunularia cruciata (Crescent-cup Liverwort) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lunularia cruciata (Crescent-cup Liverwort)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lunularia cruciata (Crescent-cup Liverwort)
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