Brymela tutezona

Brymela tutezona
Isotype specimen of Brymela tutezona
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Bryidae
Order:	Hookeriales
Family:	Callicostaceae
Genus:	Brymela
Species:	B. tutezona
Binomial name
Brymela tutezona Crosby & B.H.Allen

Brymela tutezona is a species of moss in the family Callicostaceae. It is a critically endangered species endemic to Panama.

Distribution and habitat

Brymela tutezona is known only from the summit of Cerro Arizona, north of Santa Fe, in the Veraguas Province of Panama. It is an epiphyte that grows on the leaves and branches of trees and shrubs at 890–1,570 m (2,920–5,150 ft) above sea level in elfin cloud forest habitat, growing in the canopy alongside bromeliads, clubmosses, ferns, and other mosses. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. Bryophyte Specialist Group (2000). "Brymela tutezona". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2000: e.T39173A10172513. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T39173A10172513.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. Crosby, Marshall R.; Allen, Bruce H. (1985). "Brymela tutezona (Musci: Hookeriaceae), a new genus and species from western Panama". Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden . 11: 211–216. ISSN   0161-1542.
3. Allen, Bruce Hampton; Pursell, Ronald A.; Ireland, Robert R. (1994). Moss flora of Central America. Part 3, Anomodontaceae—Symphyodontaceae. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden. Vol. 117. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. p. 454—458. ISBN   978-1-930723-95-5. ISSN   0161-1542. LCCN   94225522.