Metzgeria lindbergii
Marchantiophyta
Metzgeria lindbergii (XXXXXX)
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frequent
Distinguishing Features
A robust and translucent species of wet coastal forests and rock, the evenly-forking M. lindbergii is an uncommon species with a very rigid growth habit, growing horizontally away from its substrate. Close inspection reveals a plant lacking gemmae with a smooth upper suface and paired marginal hairs on the underside.
Similar species
Under the microscope, the nearly identical M. conjugata has a midrib that is 3+ cells wide on the underside, while the same feature is 2 cells wide in M. lindbergii.
Habitat
Wet coastal forests on trees and rocks.
Associated species