Great Bear Lake Double-rope Moss

Pseudoditrichum mirabile

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Great Bear Lake Double-rope Moss
Scientific Name: 
Pseudoditrichum mirabile
Naming References: 
Taxonomy
Group: 
Bryophyte (Moss)
Kingdom: 
Plantae
Phylum: 
Bryophyta
Class: 
Bryopsida
Order: 
Funariales
Family: 
Pseudoditrichaceae
References: 
Distribution

Number of Occurrences

3 (H291); Devon Island: Truelove Lowland, near Truelove River on S. side of lowland 75.66666667 -84.66666667 Banks Island 72 -125 Banks Island: Sachs Harbour 71.84999847 -125.1999969 (DD7)TYPE COLLECTION: Canada, Northwest Territories, District of Mackenzie. On moist calcareous silt, under Populus, steep hillside just below first falls of Sloan River, east of Hunter Bay, McTavish Arm, Great Bear Lake (lat. 66" N, long. 117" W). July 30, 1948, W. C.Steere 10589 (NY, holotype; isotypes deposited at ALTA, CAN, CP, DUKE, FH, LE, MICH, MO, NA, NICH, S-PA).
Score: 
A
References: 

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
Threats

Intrinsic Vulnerability

Score: 
-
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
data insufficient to determine status
Decision Process Description: 
Reviewed and status updated in 2010 (R199, J. Beland, U of A.).; Reviewed in 2014, no change (H291:R Belland)
Last Updated: 
August 8, 2014

References

Naming

  • Ireland RR, Bird CD, Brassard GR, Schofield WB, Vitt DH (Editors) (1980) Checklist of the Mosses of Canada. National Museums of Canada RWED Library Call #QK541.6.C5 - B015 Return
  • Goffinet, B., R. Buck and J. Shaw (2010) Goffinet Lab: Moss Classification. Goffinet Lab http://www.eeb.uconn.edu/people/goffinet/Classificationmosses.html - W049 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Belland, Rene (2011) Mosses Voucher Rene Balland Nov 2011 Ranks. copy in ENR office - DD7 Return
  • Belland, René (2014) Moss and lichens or moths - E-mail from R Hebert to S Carriere containing Excel file NT-Bryophytes with R Belland draft ranks (16/07/2014). e-copy - H291 Return
  • STEEREW, . C., et 2. IWATSUKI (1974) . Pseudoditriclum mirabile gen. et sp. nov. (Musci: Pseudoditrichaceae fam. nov.), a unique moss from Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories. Can. J. Bot. 52: 701-706.. Can. J. Bot. 52: 701-706. 52: 701-706. DIIMS as A74STEPMNTCA - A2019002 Return

Taxonomy

  • Ireland RR, Bird CD, Brassard GR, Schofield WB, Vitt DH (Editors) (1980) Checklist of the Mosses of Canada. National Museums of Canada RWED Library Call #QK541.6.C5 - B015 Return