Calasterella californica (Hampe) D.G.Long & T.X.Zheng
California CasterellaHepaticae (Liverwort) - Aytoniaceae
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Protologue: Long and Zheng. 2023. Phytotaxa 606 (3): 226. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.606.3.6
Synonym: Asterella californica (Hampe) Underw., Bot. Gaz. 20(2): 60. 1895.
[Note: Most records currently under this name.]
Pronunciation: Ca-las-te-rél-la ca-li-fór-ni-ca
Etymology: California + Gr. aster, star + -ella, diminutive (so "little star") + californica, of Californica
SDSU Collection with field images
Distribution:
Map from Consortium of Bryophyte Herbaria (Click to see current herbarium records.)
Calasterella californica [Asterella californica]
Note thallus morphology, with dark margins, and lobed archegoniophores; compare with Asterellopsis palmeri.
Images courtesy of M.G.Simpson, iNat Observation 156511909
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