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Neckeropsis pocsii

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Neckeropsis pocsii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Neckeraceae
Genus: Neckeropsis
Species:
N. pocsii
Binomial name
Neckeropsis pocsii

Neckeropsis pocsii is a species of moss in the family Neckeraceae that is endemic to Mayotte. It is considered a critically endangered species.

Distribution and habitat

N. pocsii is known only from the type location, west of Benara on Grande-Terre, Mayotte, where it grows on boulders in mesic evergreen forest.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Bryophyte Specialist Group (2000). "Neckeropsis pocsii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T39177A10166917. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T39177A10166917.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Enroth, Johannes; Magill, Robert E. (1994). "Neckeropsis pocsii (Neckeraceae, Musci), a New Species from Comoro Islands". The Bryologist. 97 (2). American Bryological and Lichenological Society: 171–173. doi:10.2307/3243755. ISSN 0007-2745. JSTOR 3243755 – via ResearchGate.