#Leucobryaceae

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#2214 - Campylopus capillaceus

Once the ground is too hot for even Geothermal Kānuka to grow, Geothermal Moss (C. holomitrium) dominates - although holomitrium is a synonym for capillaceus. The latter means 'hairy', whereas holomitrium refers to the cap on the spore capsule. Holomitrium is also its own genus of mosses, which doesn't help. Campylopus comes from the Greek campylos, meaning curved, and pous, meaning foot, referring to the stalks on the capsules, which curve downwards.

The taxonomic issues seem to be well known, at least in bryology circles - apparently some workers are notorious for naming new NZ species based on trivial differences. Campylopus capillaceus was originally described in 1844, in 'Musci Antarctici; being characters with brief descriptions of the new species of mosses discovered during the voyage of H.M. Discovery ships, Erebus and Terror, in the southern circumpolar regions, together with those of Tasmania and New Zealand. London Journal of Botany 3: 533–556. The type specimens came from the Bay of Islands.

Campylopus is a large genus containing an unknown number of species - taxonomic issues again - but they're found in all parts of the world except polar regions. Most species growing on acidic or nutrient-depleted soil, so the centre of the geothermal fields is ideal.

Various authors put them in the Dicranaceae or the Leucobryaceae.

Craters of the Moon, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand

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Pincushion Moss, Leucobryum glaucum (by me)

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PH: Caroline Mogollón 

Presentado por: Viviana Alexandra Henao Sanchez

Localidad: Páramo quebrada La Vieja, Chapinero - Bogotá D.C. Colombia.

Coordenadas geográficas: 4°38´21.55´´N - 74°01´56.86´´ O

Fecha: 5/03/2017

Nombre científico: Introflexus Campylopus.

Nombres comunes: Musgo estrella.

Taxonomía: REINO: Plantae, DIVISIÓN: Bryophyta, CLASE: Bryopsida, SUBCLASE: dicranidae, ORDEN: Dicranales, FAMILIA: Leucobryaceae, GÉNERO: Campylopus.

Morfología: Formas parecidas aveces a céspedes. Pueden ser de pequeños a grandes en tamaño, forman manojos de color verde claro y oscuro. Tallos erectos. Hojas distribuidas a lo largo del tallo formando en el ápice un fascículo. Las hojas son gruesas debido a que tienen un nervio tan ancho que a la lupa puede resultar difícil de distinguir.

Distribución y ecología: Es un musgo  que crece sobre suelo, madera en descomposición, rocas y corteza de árboles. Se distribuye en bosques húmedos hasta bosques alto-andinos. Son nativos de sur America.

Usos: Por determinar. 

Estado de conservación: Ésta especie no se encuentra catalogada

Dato curioso: Este tipo de musgo aveces se reproduce asexualmente por medio de la punta del tallo que se desprenden y son distribuidas por el viento. Son musgos muy invasores, ya que a pesar de que son nativos se sur América también los podemos encontrar en Europa y América del norte.

Referencias: 

http://www.ciencias.unal.edu.co/unciencias/data-file/user_16/file/publicaciones/campos2008.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campylopus_introflexus

http://elmusgo.blogspot.com/2013/06/campylopus-flexuosus.html

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#2062 - Campylopus sp.

One of at least 180 species of moss, from a genus found worldwide. Photo isn't the best but by this point the rain was getting into the cameraphones despite my best efforts.

The family Leucobryaceae form small to large cushions as they grow, and have large air-filled cells in their leaves. Some have so many such cells they appear white, which earned them and their family the name meaning 'white moss'.

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#2215 - Campylopus introflexus - Heath Star-Moss

Originally described as Dicranum introflexum in 1801. Known as tankmos in the Netherlands and Belgium, thanks to the likely role tanks had in spreading the species during WWII.

Native to New Zealand, southern South America, southern Africa, southern and eastern Australia, and various other Atlantic and Pacific islands including New Caledonia and the South Sandwich Islands. However, it's also been introduced to many parts of the Northern Hemisphere, and is invasive in some areas such as Iceland, where it finds geothermal areas quite to its liking. It will sometimes reproduce asexually, with stem tips broken off and distributed by the wind. Once established, they can cover several hundred square meters within ten years.

It is a pioneer species found on bare peat after peat-cutting, on bare soils after burning or ploughing, in decalcified bogs and dunes, on rotting logs and fence posts, and on roadsides, spoil heaps, and roof shingles.

Craters of the Moon, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand