Fissidens celticus

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Fissidens celticus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Dicranales
Family: Fissidentaceae
Genus: Fissidens
Species:
F. celticus
Binomial name
Fissidens celticus
Paton, 1965

Fissidens celticus, also known by its common name Welsh pocket-moss, is a species of moss in the family Fissidentaceae . It was discovered in 1958 in Pembrokeshire by A.H. Norkett and was first described as a new species by Jean Paton in 1965. [3]

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Description

Fissidens celticus has shoots up to 4.5 millimetres (0.18 in) tall and 1–1.5 millimetres (0.039–0.059 in) wide. [4] Each shoot has many leaves, often 10 pairs or more, of equal size. [4] The nerve in each leaf runs all the way to the leaf tip and has a distinct bend about halfway along the leaf. [4] Male plants and capsules are not known, [5] and it is uncertain how the species disperses. [6]

Fissidens celticus can be distinguished from F. exilis by its longer shoots, its greater number of leaves and its lack of capsules. [4]

Habitat

Fissidens celticus grows on shaded soil banks near woodland streams, especially on bare, compact patches eroded by floodwater. [4] It has an altitude range of between 5 and 300 metres (16.4 and 984 feet). [3]

Distribution

Fissidens celticus is generally believed to be widespread and common within suitable localities. It is apparently endemic to western Europe and there is no evidence of population decline. [1]

Within the United Kingdom

The species holotype was from Hustyn Wood, St Breock, Cornwall, [6] and it is common throughout the western parts of the United Kingdom. [3] In the United Kingdom, F. celticus often associates with Calypogeia arguta , [3] Diplophyllum albicans , [3] Dicranella heteromalla , [6] Dicranella rufescens , [3] [7] Epipterygium tozeri , [3] F. bryoides , [3] Pellia epiphylla , [3] Pohlia lutescens , [3] and Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans . [3]

England

Fissidens celticus is most commonly found in South West England, but is also present in the south east and north west. [3]

There are records of F. celticus from Cornwall, [6] Devon, [8] Gloucestershire, [9] Kent, [10] and Sussex. [11] On the Isle of Wight, it is present in Parkhurst Forest, [12] and at Briddlesford Nature Reserve. [13] As of 2001, the only known record in Lancashire was on the River Lune Biological Heritage Site. [14]

Wales

The species can be found all across western Wales, [3] [15] including on Anglesey. [16]

Scotland

Fissidens celticus is present in much of western Scotland. [3] The Tayvallich Juniper and Fen SSSI (near Tayvallich, Argyll and Bute) is noted for its oceanic bryophytes, including F. celticus. [17]

Northern Ireland

In Northern Ireland, the only known location for F. celticus is in Ness Wood ASSI in County Londonderry. [18]

Elsewhere

Fissidens celticus has been recorded in many other countries in Europe:

In 2019, it was first reported in Turkey (and therefore in Asia). [22] It was found in Bozyazı, Mersin Province, associating with Bartramia stricta , Bryum dichotomum , Didymodon tophaceus , Targionia hypophylla and Timmiella barbuloides . [22]

References

  1. 1 2 Hodgetts, N. (2019). "Fissidens celticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T84768113A87794551. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T84768113A87794551.en . Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  2. ↑ Des A. Callaghan (2023). "A new IUCN Red List of the bryophytes of Britain, 2023". Journal of Bryology. 44 (4): 271–389. doi:10.1080/03736687.2023.2185393.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Fissidens celticus" (PDF). British Bryological Society . Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Fissidens celticus – Welsh Pocket-moss" (PDF). British Bryological Society . Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  5. 1 2 H. Köckinger; I. Berney; N. Schnyder (2020). "Fissidens celticus Paton" (PDF). University of Zurich (in German). doi:10.5167/uzh-189586 . Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 4 David T. Holyoak. "Fissidens celticus Paton 12". THE BRYOPHYTES OF CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Dicranella rufescens" (PDF). British Bryological Society . Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  8. ↑ Mark Pool. "BBS Spring meeting 2019: North Devon, 11–16 April" (PDF). British Bryological Society . Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "Vice-county 34 (West Gloucestershire)". British Bryological Society . Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  10. ↑ Kent Biodiversity Action Plan Steering Group (1997). "Kent Biodiversity Action Plan" (PDF). Medway Council . Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  11. ↑ Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre (13 February 2014). "Desktop Biodiversity Report Land at Balcombe Parish ESD/14/747" (PDF). Balcombe Parish Council . Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  12. ↑ "Isle of Wight (VC10)". Hampshire and Isle of Wight Bryophytes. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  13. ↑ "Flora News" (PDF). Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust . Spring 2004. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  14. ↑ "Appendix 3 – Biological Heritage Sites" (PDF). Lancaster City Council . Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  15. ↑ "Distribution Map – Fissidens celticus (Welsh Pocket-moss)". LERC Wales . Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  16. ↑ "Anglesey: Cadnant Dingle". Countryside Council for Wales . Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  17. ↑ "TAYVALLICH JUNIPER AND FEN SITE OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC INTEREST". NatureScot . Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  18. ↑ "Ness Wood ASSI". Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs . 9 June 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  19. ↑ Peter Tautz; Klaus Weddeling (2003). "Nachweis von Fissidens celticus J. Paton im Waldgebiet Leuscheid östlich Eitorf (NRW, Süderbergland)" (PDF). Decheniana. 156: 257–259. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  20. ↑ E.R.B. Little (January 1967). "Fissidens celticus Paton, New to Ireland" . Irish Naturalists' Journal . 15 (9): 271. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  21. ↑ Juan Guerra; Patxi Heras; Marta Infante (2012). "Fissidens bryoides var. gymnandrus and F. celticus (Bryophyta, Fissidentaceae) in the Iberian Peninsula". Cryptogamie, Bryologie. 33 (2): 149–154. doi:10.7872/cryb.v33.iss2.2012.149.
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