Unusual moss from Arunashal Pradesh

[Benoît Segerer]

Hello again, 

I came across a moss from not far from eaglenest wildlife sanctuary in Arunashal pradesh at an altitude of about 1800m asl and after watching it under a microscope, I found a very unusual bifide leaf shape.

The moss in its environnment.

The  dry collected specimen.

The specimen in water.

One leaf under the microscope.

A cross section of this leaf in the middle.

Some more pictures including microscopic close up are findable here : 

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/205257108

All the best,

Benoît Segerer

[Benoît Segerer]

Hello again, not a moss actually but a liverwort of the genus Herbertus.

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[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks a lot, Shuvadeep ji

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From: Shuvadeep Majumdar 
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2025 at 10:52
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:474142] Unusual moss from Arunashal Pradesh
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Dear Dr. Garg,
I can only say it's a species of Herbertus of Liverworts.
Best Wishes

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks a lot, Singh ji

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From: Dr S.K.Singh
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2025 at 13:50
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This is Herbertus sp. A liverwort not moss


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[Rajendra Lavate]

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks a lot, Dulip ji

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From: Dulip Daniels 
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 at 13:09
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This is not a moss but a liverwort. It is a Herbertus sp.

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks a lot, Singh ji

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From: Dr D.K. Singh 
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 at 14:17
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This is not moss but a leafy liverwort belonging to the genus Herbertus. In India the genus is
represented by 10 species and Arunachal Pradesh harbours seven species.
With best wishes,
D.K. Singh

On Sun, 09 Feb 2025 10:48:58 +0530 "J.M. Garg" wrote

>Forwarding again for Id assistance please.
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From: Benoît Segerer
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 at 14:12
Subject: [efloraofindia:474142] Unusual moss from Arunashal Pradesh
To: eFloraofIndia

Hello again, I came across a moss from not far from eaglenest wildlife sanctuary in Arunashal pradesh
at an altitude of about 1800m asl and after watching it under a microscope, I found a very unusual
bifide leaf shape.

The moss in its environnment.

The  dry collected specimen.

The specimen in water.

One leaf under the microscope.

A cross section of this leaf in the middle.
Some more pictures including microscopic close up are findable here
: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/205257108

All the best,Benoît Segerer

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[Benoît Segerer]

Hello,

I actually identified it as Herbertus dicranus with "Revision of Asian Herbertus (Herbertaceae, Marchantiophyta)", Aino jusien, 2006.

All pictures here : https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/205257108

All the best,

Benoît

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