Bragginsella is a monotypic genus of liverworts belonging to the family Lophocoleaceae.[1] The sole species of this genus, Bragginsella anomala R.M.Schust. is found in New Zealand.[1]

Bragginsella
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Jungermanniales
Family: Lophocoleaceae
Genus: Bragginsella
Species:
Bragginsella
Binomial name
Bragginsella

Etymology

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The genus name of Bragginsella is in honour of John Edward Braggins (b.1944) a New Zealand born botanist (Pteridology, Mycology, Lichenology), from the University of Auckland and the Auckland Museum for Natural Sciences.[2] The species epithet anomala was chosen to describe its anomalous appearance.[3]

Description

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Bragginsella anomala is a light green liverwort, which has highly dome-shaped pappillae on the cuticle of its calls.[4]

Distribution and habitat

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Bragginsella anomala is endemic to New Zealand. The holotype was discovered at Temple Basin in Arthur's Pass National Park, occurring in wet cliff crevices.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bragginsella R.M.Schust". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ^ Smith, Val (2015). Common Ground: Who's Who in New Zealand Botanical Names. New Plymouth: Wordsmith. p. 98. ISBN 9780473308476.
  4. ^ a b Schuster, Rudolf M. (1997). "On Bragginsella, a New Genus of Jungermanniales from New Zealand". The Bryologist. 100 (3): 362–367. doi:10.2307/3244506. ISSN 0007-2745. JSTOR 3244506. Wikidata Q111482318.
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