Tetraphidopsis Broth. & Dixon

NZOR Identifier: 5e7c1e54-cbcb-4043-8213-d36b193709b2

Status

Preferred Name (NZOR Concept Id b187e2d1-5676-457a-80b7-bdc319fc7333)

Classification

superkingdom
Eukaryota
kingdom
Plantae
division
Bryophyta
class
Bryopsida
subclass
Bryidae
order
Ptychomniales
family
Ptychomniaceae
genus
Tetraphidopsis Broth. & Dixon

Providers

Biostatus

Geo Schema
Political Region
Geo Region
New Zealand
Environmental Context
Wild
Occurrence
Present
Origin
Endemic
Geo Schema
Political Region
Geo Region
New Zealand
Environmental Context
Wild
Occurrence
Present
Origin
Non-endemic

Scientific Name

Authority
Broth. & Dixon
Rank
genus
Published in
Dixon, H.N. 1912: On some mosses of New Zealand. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 40: 433-459.
Micro-reference (page)
451
Year
1912
Nomenclatural Comment
The generic name alludes to a resemblance to the northern hemisphere genus Tetraphis. According to Brotherus & Dixon (in Dixon 1912) the terminal cluster of gemmae of this plant “is enclosed in bracts resembling those of Tetraphis but smaller”.
Name of Type of taxon
Tetraphidopsis novae-seelandiae Broth. & Dixon
Governing Code
ICBN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
b187e2d1-5676-457a-80b7-bdc319fc7333
According to
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts
Preferred Name
Tetraphidopsis Broth. & Dixon (In use by NZOR) }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
11491133-589a-46f0-8da7-5dffe5382d51
According to
Fife, A.J. [2017]: Ptychomniaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Vol. ??. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.
Has Parent
Ptychomniaceae (In use by NZOR)

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
0b33b1d1-ca1f-47e7-82f7-9d466ddda0bf
According to
Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R.; Shaw, A.J. 2009: Morphology, anatomy, and classification of the Bryophyta. In: Goffinet, B.; Shaw, A.J. (ed.) Bryophyte Biology. Edition 2. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 55–138.
Has Parent
Ptychomniaceae
Preferred Name
Tetraphidopsis Broth. & Dixon }

Subordinate Taxon Concept

Full Name
Tetraphidopsis novae-seelandiae Broth. & Dixon
According To
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts

Subordinate Taxon Concept

Full Name
Tetraphidopsis pusilla (Hook.f. & Wilson) Dixon
According To
Fife, A.J. [2017]: Ptychomniaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Vol. ??. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Subordinate Taxon Concept

Full Name
Tetraphidopsis pusilla (Hook.f. & Wilson) Dixon
According To
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts

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