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Published In: Species Muscorum Frondosorum, Supplementum Primum 1(1): 33. 1811. (Sp. Musc. Frond., Suppl. 1) Name publication detailView in Biodiversity Heritage Library
 

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Anoectangium contains 47 species, primarily tropical, extending into the temperate mountainous regions and the Arctic; about five species recorded in the Neotropics. The genus is distinguished by the sporophytes borne terminally on short lateral branches, often ligulate to ovate-lanceolate leaves, costa deeply grooved, absence of a ventral stereid band, laminal cells usually strongly bulging-pluripapillose, and absence of a peristome. Treatment adapted from Cano and Jiménez (2013).
 
Anoectangium contiene 47 especies, principalmente tropicales, extendiéndose en regiones montañosas templado y el Árctico; ca. cinco especies fueron registradas en el Neotrópico. El género se distingue por llevar los esporofitos en ramas laterales cortas, hojas a menudo liguladas, costa profundamente sulcada, ausencia de una franja ventral de estereidas, células de la lámina por lo general marcadamente abultado-pluripapilosas y ausencia de peristoma. Tratamiento adaptado de Cano y Jiménez (2013).

 

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Plants small to medium-sized, forming dense tufts or cushions, green to yellowish green distally. Stems mostly 1-2.5 cm, in cross-section outer cells small and thick-walled, central strand present, often tomentose at base. Leaves distant to crowded, contorted to distally-incurved when dry, spreading when wet, ligulate, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, mostly 1-2 mm, rarely constricted above base, keeled, not decurrent; lamina unistratose; apex broadly obtuse to acute, often apiculate; margins plane, papillose-crenulate to weakly denticulate, unistratose, border absent; costa percurrent to shortly excurrent, dorsal surface cells usually linear, smooth or papillose, ventral surface cells distally usually linear, in cross-section semicircular to slightly reniform, guide cells in one layer, ventral stereid band undifferentiated, dorsal stereid band slightly lunulate to semicircular in shape, hydroids absent, dorsal surface cells differentiated, ventral surface cells usually absent; upper and middle laminal cells quadrate-rounded to rectangular or oblate, thin to slightly thick-walled, not collenchymatous, flat to convex on both surfaces in cross-section, with simple or usually bifid papillae over the lumen or scattered, usually obscuring it; basal laminal cells rectangular, rarely quadrate, usually thick-walled, not porose, not collenchymatous, smooth. Asexual reproduction rare, by gemmae. Dioicous. Perichaetia on short lateral branches; perichaetial leaves differentiated, ovate-lanceolate, sheathing at base. Setae 5-12 mm, yellowish brown. Capsules exserted, erect; urn ovoid to cylindical or elliptical. 0.8-1.5 mm; annulus persistent; peristome absent; operculum rostrate. Calyptrae cucullate. Spores sphaerical, papillose to granulate.
 
Plantas pequeñas a medianas, formando manojos o cojines densos, verde a verde amarillentas distalmente. Tallos generalmente 1-2.5 cm, en corte transversal células externas pequeñas y con paredes gruesas, cordón central presente, a menudo tomentosos en la base. Hojas distantes a agregadas, contortas a distalmente-incurvadas en seco, patentes en húmedo, liguladas, lanceoladas a ovado-lanceoladas, generalmente 1-2 mm, raras veces constrictas encima de la base, carinadas, no decurrentes; lámina uniestratificada; ápices anchamente obtusos a agudos, a menudo apiculados; márgenes planos, papiloso-crenulados a débilmente denticulados, uniestratificados, sin borde; costa percurrente a brevemente excurrente, células de la superficie dorsal generalmente lineares, lisas o papilosas, células de la superficie ventral generalmente lineares en la porción distal, en corte transversal costa semicircular a escasamente reniforme, células guía en una capa, franja ventral de estereidas indiferenciada, franja dorsal de estereidas escasamente lunulada a semicircular, sin hidroides, células de la superficie dorsal diferenciadas, células de la superficie ventral generalmente ausentes; células superiores y mediales de la lámina cuadrado-redondeadas a rectangulares u oblatas, con paredes delgadas a escasamente gruesas, no colenquimatosas, planas a convexas en ambas superficies en corte transversal, con papilas simples o generalmente bífidas sobre el lumen o esparcidas, generalmente oscureciéndolo; células basales de la lámina rectangulares, raras veces cuadradas, generalmente con paredes gruesas, no porosas, no colenquimatosas, lisas. Reproducción asexual rara, por yemas. Dioicas. Periquecios en ramas laterales cortas; hojas periqueciales diferenciadas, ovado-lanceoladas, base envainadora. Setas 5-12 mm, pardas amarillentas. Cápsulas excertas, erectas; urna ovoide a cilíndrica o elíptica. 0.8-1.5 mm; anillo persistente; peristoma ausente; opérculo rostrado. Caliptra cuculada. esporas esféricas, papilosas a granuladas.
 

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1. Leaves (1.2–)1.5–2.1 mm long, usually slightly constricted above base; costa usually excurrent … A. stracheyanum
1. Leaves 0.7–1.2(–1.3) mm long, not constricted above base; costa usually percurrent ... 2
2. Leaves lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate; leaf apex acute; leaf cells plane superficially (seen in cross-section) … A. aestivum
2. Leaves linear to lingulate, rarely lanceolate; leaf apex usually obtuse; leaf cells convex superficially (seen in cross-section) … A. euchloron
 
1. Hojas (1.2–)1.5–2.1 mm de largo, por lo general escasamente constrictas encima de la base; costa generalmente excurrente … A. stracheyanum
1. Hojas 0.7–1.2(–1.3) mm de largo, no constrictas encima de la base; costa generalmente percurrente ... 2
2. Hojas lanceoladas a ovado-lanceoladas; ápices de las hojas agudos; células de las hojas planas en la superficie (ver en corte transversal) … A. aestivum
2. Hojas lineares a lingüiformes, raras veces lanceoladas; ápices de las hojas generalmente obtusos; células de las hojas convexas en la superficie (ver en corte transversal) … A. euchloron
 
 
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