Conocephalum conicum

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Conocephalum conicum
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Conocephalum conicum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Marchantiopsida
Order: Marchantiales
Family: Conocephalaceae
Genus: Conocephalum
Species:
C. conicum
Binomial name
Conocephalum conicum

Conocephalum conicum, also known as the great scented liverwort or snakeskin liverwort, is a liverwort species in the genus Conocephalum.[1] C. conicum is part of the Conocephalum conicum complex, which includes several cryptic species.[2] The name C. conicum refers to the cone-shaped archegoniaphore, which bear sporangia.[3]

Habitat and distribution[]

C. conicum is one of the most common liverworts in northern hemisphere[4] and is widely distributed throughout Canada.[5]

C. conicum is found in open woodlands, sandy banks, wet rocks or cliffs and moist soils[6] and is strongly associated with calcareous substrates.[7]

Morphology[]

Thalli[]

C. conicum is the largest of the thalloid liverworts, growing up to 20 cm long.[8]

The thalli can grow to 17 mm wide. The thalli are very strong-smelling, with purplish margins; a dark green, leathery surface; flat and smooth. There is a set of lines running along the thalli's surface. The air pores, which are found between the lines, are more conspicuous.

Reproductive structures[]

Male plants bear unstalked, terminal cushions. Female plants have terminal conical receptacles on stalks, which are shortly lobed.[9]

Relationships with fungi[]

C. conicum has been associated with some species of fungi. These fungi form a highly branched mycelium outside of the plant which then colonize the outside of the rhizoids and pass into the gametophyte.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Lunularic acid decarboxylase from the liverwort Conocephalum conicum. Robert J. Pryce, Linda LintonPhytochemistry, November 1974, Volume 13, Issue 11, Pages 2497–2501, doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)86926-5
  2. ^ Szweykowski, J.; Buczkowska, K.; Odrzykoski, I. J. (2005-06-01). "Conocephalum salebrosum (Marchantiopsida, Conocephalaceae) – a new Holarctic liverwort species". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 253 (1): 133–158. doi:10.1007/s00606-005-0301-0. ISSN 1615-6110.
  3. ^ "Conocephalum conicum | Introduction to Bryophytes". Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  4. ^ Ludwiczuk, Agnieszka; Odrzykoski, Ireneusz J.; Asakawa, Yoshinori (2013-11-01). "Identification of cryptic species within liverwort Conocephalum conicum based on the volatile components". Phytochemistry. 95: 234–241. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2013.06.011. ISSN 0031-9422.
  5. ^ "Biology 321 - UBC". www3.botany.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  6. ^ "Conocephalum conicum | Introduction to Bryophytes". Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  7. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  8. ^ "Biology 321 - UBC". www3.botany.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  9. ^ Atherton, Ian D.M.; Bosanquet, Sam D.S.; Llawley, Mark, eds. (2010). Mosses and Liverworts of Britain and Ireland: A Field Guide (PDF). British Bryological Society. p. 255. ISBN 978-0956131010. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  10. ^ Ligrone, R.; Lopes, C. (1989). "Cytology and development of a mycorrhiza-like infection in the gametophyte of Conocephalum conicum (L.) Dum. (Marchantiales, Hepatophyta)". New Phytologist. 111 (3): 423–433. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.1989.tb00705.x. ISSN 1469-8137.

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