Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Metzgeria leptoneura Spruce
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland Region, Awhitu District, Awhitu Peninsula, Manakau Harbour, Grahams Beach (north end)
Field Collection Date
04 Jun 2012
Field Collection Notes
On rotting treefern (Cyathea)roots on soft south facing sandstone/clay cliff along farm track to plateau. about 1.3 m above the track on the north side. Shaded by Pinus radiata, Metrosideros excelsa, Cyathea dealbata (of various sizes), Coprosma macrocarpa and Melicytus ramiflorus. Rhizoids paired, many, long, some slightly falcate, dorsal overlying cells 2, ventral 2-4.
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-37.05686, 174.66428
174.66428, 174.66428
Last Update
22 May 2023 15:40
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