FOSSOMBRONIA FOVEOLATA Lindb.
Scanning Electron Micrograph of the gametophyte
Suborder Fossombroniineae
A worldwide monograph of the simple thalloid liverwort suborder
Fossombroniineae is in progress, a PEET project funded by NSF. When completed, this page will provide
the following: a nomenclator,
validated bibliography, links to herbarium specimens with distributional
data, ecological notes for select taxa, a taxon/character data
matrix, descriptions of all accepted taxa, interactive identification keys
to all recognized taxa, a list of synonyms linked to the accepted correct
name, a catalog of the type specimens accompanied with electronic images
of
plant habits and SEM micrographs of spores, distribution maps for all
accepted taxa, and plates featuring SEM micrographs of diagnostic
characters (preview) from the published
monograph. The final product will allow users to identify any member of
this suborder found anywhere in the world.
copyright ©1996 Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
URL: http://www.science.siu.edu/bryophytes/fossombroniineae.html
Last updated: 10-November-1997/ jrb, res
