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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Cephaloziellaceae — a group of leafy liverworts.

Etymologies

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Cephalozia +‎ -ella

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Examples

  • Cryptogram Ridge on Mount Melbourne, Victoria Land (74°21'S, 164°42'E) has geothermal activity that supports a unique community of bryophytes, algae, and microbiota (including the only known occurrence in the Antarctic of the moss, Campylopus pyriformis) and the very rare continental occurrence of the liverwort, Cephaloziella exiliflora.

    Maudlandia Antarctic desert 2008

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