Blasia
| Blasia | |
|---|---|
| Blasia pusilla growing on a tree in Germany. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Marchantiopsida |
| Order: | Blasiales |
| Family: | Blasiaceae |
| Genus: | Blasia L. 1753 |
| Species: | B. pusilla |
| Binomial name | |
| Blasia pusilla L. 1753 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Blasia pusilla is the only species in the liverwort genus Blasia. It is distinguished from Cavicularia by the presence of a collar around the base of the sporophyte capsule, and a scattered arrangement of sperm-producing antheridia. Rhizoids and gemmae of Blasia may be parasitized by the mushroom Blasiphalia.
The genus name of Blasia is in honour of Blasius Biagi (ca. 1670 - 1735), an Italian clergyman from village of Vallombrosa.
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