Zoopsis nitida

Zoopsis nitida
Type specimen from the collections of Te Papa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Marchantiophyta
Class:	Jungermanniopsida
Order:	Lepidoziales
Family:	Lepidoziaceae
Genus:	Zoopsis
Species:	Z. nitida
Binomial name
Zoopsis nitida Glenny, Braggins & Schust, 1997

Zoopsis nitida is a species of liverwort in the family Lepidoziaceae. The species was first described by David Glenny, John E. Braggins and Rudolf M. Schuster in 1997.^[1]

Etymology

The species epithet nitida refers to the shiny appearance of fresh specimens.^[2]

Description

Zoopsis nitida has a glossy, dark-green colour.^[2] It can be distinguished from other New Zealand liverwort species by its lack of lateral leaves on mature plant stems.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

Zoopsis nitida is endemic to New Zealand, and has been found in the North Island, South Island and on Campbell Island, New Zealand.^[1] The holotype of the species was collected during the 10th John Child Bryological Workshop, held in the Waipoua Forest of the Northland Region in November 1994, found among rotting bark of northern rātā roots, alongside the Acrobolbaceae liverwort Saccogynidium australe.^[2][3]

References

1. "Zoopsis nitida". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
2. Glenny, David; Braggins, John; Schuster, Rudolf M. (January 1997). "Zoopsis nitida (Hepaticae: Lepidoziaceae), a new species from New Zealand". Journal of Bryology. 19 (4): 775–780. doi:10.1179/JBR.1997.19.4.775. ISSN 0373-6687. Wikidata Q122613671.
3. Beever, Jessica (May 1994). "The 9th John Child Workshop - Kaikoura, New Zealand 28 October - 2 November 1993" (PDF). Australasian Bryological Newsletter (30): 3.

External links

• Zoopsis nitida page on the New Zealand Plant Conservation Network