Hornworts and Liverworts of Romania

ROMANIAN ACADEMY
Institute of Biology - Bucharest

THE RED LIST OF HORNWORTS AND LIVERWORTS TO ROMANIA ***

(published in ŞTEFĂNUŢ S., 2008 - The Hornwort and Liverwort Atlas of Romania, Edit. Ars Docendi, Bucharest, 510 p.)

Following the field studies and the examination of scientific literature during over 10 years of scientific activity, a large amount of chorological data was gathered, that was used in the assessment of the degree at which Romanian liverworts are endangered, according to Hallingbäck & al. (1998) and the IUCN 2001 - version 3.1. criteria, adapted for Romania.

In the assessment of the degree at which Romanian hornworts and liverworts are endangered, several factors were taken into account, namely:

a. the distribution of the species,

b. the degree of occupation in the distribution area,

c. fragmentation of the distribution area,

d. number of localities,

e. the degree of degradation of the occupied habitats by:

               i. desiccation,

               ii. land clearing,

               iii. pollution,

               iv. other anthropic modifications,

f. the dependence of habitats with reduced distribution (bogs).

g. conservation status in Europe

Following this evaluation two hornwort species (2 CR – critically endangered) and 69 liverwort species (34 CR– critically endangered, 22 EN - endangered, 13 VU - vulnerable) were identified as threatened.

ANTHOCEROTOPHYTA

Anthocerotaceae

1.       CR - Anthoceros agrestis Paton

2.       CR - Phaeoceros carolinianus (Michx.) Prosk.

MARCHANTIOPHYTA

Aneuraceae

3.       EN - Riccardia incurvata Lindb.

Aytoniaceae

4.       CR - Asterella gracilis (F. Weber) Underw.

5.       VU - Asterella lindenbergiana (Corda ex Nees) Arnell

6.       CR - Asterella saccata (Wahlenb.) A. Evans

7.       CR - Mannia pilosa (Hornem.) Frye & L. Clark

8.       CR - Mannia triandra (Scop.) Grolle         

Calypogeiaceae

9.       EN - Calypogeia integristipula Steph.

10.   VU - Calypogeia sphagnicola (Arnell et J. Perss.) Warnst. et Loeske

Cephaloziaceae

11.   EN - Cephalozia loitlesbergeri Schiffner   

12.   EN - Cladopodiella fluitans (Nees) H. Buch

13.   CR - Odontoschisma denudatum (Mart.) Dumort.

14.   CR - Odontoschisma sphagni (Dicks.) Dumort.

15.   EN - Pleurocladula albescens (Hook.) Grolle

Cephaloziellaceae

16.   CR - Cephaloziella baumgartneri Schiffner

17.   CR - Cephaloziella elachista  (J.B. Jack ex Gottsche & Rabenh.) Schiffn.

18.   CR - Cephaloziella elegans (Heeg) Schiffn.

19.   CR - Cephaloziella integerrima (Lindb.) Warnst.

20.   CR - Cephaloziella massalongi (Spruce) Müll. Frib.

Cleveaceae

21.   VU - Athalamia hyalina (Sommerf.) S. Hatt.

22.   EN - Peltolepis quadrata (Saut.) Müll. Frib.

23.   CR - Sauteria alpina (Nees) Nees

Codoniaceae

24.   EN - Fossombronia wondraczekii (Corda) Dumort.          

Frullaniaceae

25.   VU - Frullania jackii Gottsche

26.   CR - Frullania parvistipula Steph.

Geocalycaceae

27.   EN - Geocalyx graveolens (Schrad.) Nees

28.   CR - Harpanthus flotovianus (Nees) Nees

Gymnomitriaceae

29.   CR - Marsupella boeckii (Austin) Kaal.

30.   EN - Marsupella brevissima (Dumort.) Grolle

31.   CR - Marsupella commutata (Limpr.) Bernet

32.   CR - Marsupella ramosa Müll. Frib.

33.   VU - Marsupella sphacelata (Gieseke ex Lindenb.) Dumort.

34.   VU - Marsupella sprucei (Limpr.) Bernet.

Haplomitriaceae

35.   CR - Haplomitrium hookeri (Sm.) Nees

Jungermanniaceae

36.   CR - Jungermannia exsertifolia Steph. subsp. cordifolia (Dumort.) Váňa

37.   EN - Jungermannia polaris Lindb.

38.   EN - Jungermannia subelliptica (Lindb. ex Kaal.) Levier

39.   CR - Jungermannia subulata A. Evans

40.   CR - Nardia insecta Lindb.

Lophoziaceae

41.   EN - Anastrophyllum hellerianum (Nees ex Lindenb.) R.M. Schust.

42.   CR - Anastrophyllum saxicola (Schreb.) R.M. Schust.

43.   VU - Barbilophozia attenuata (Mart.) Loeske

44.   CR - Barbilophozia kunzeana (Huebener) Müll. Frib.

45.   VU - Barbilophozia quadriloba (Lindb.) Loeske

46.   VU - Lophozia ascendens (Warnst.) R.M. Schust.

47.   CR - Lophozia opacifolia Culm. ex Meyl.

48.   CR - Tritomaria polita (Nees) Jörg.

Lunulariaceae

49.   CR - Lunularia cruciata (L.) Lindb.

Marchantiaceae

50.   VU - Bucegia romanica Radian

Metzgeriaceae

51.   EN - Metzgeria violacea (Ach.) Dumort.

Oxymitraceae

52.   CR - Oxymitra incrassata (Brot.) Sérgio et Sim-Sim

Pallaviciniaceae

53.   EN - Moerckia blyttii (Moerch) Brockm.

54.   CR - Moerckia hibernica (Hook.) Gottsche

55.   CR - Pallavicinia lyellii (Hook.) Carruth.

Ricciaceae

56.   CR - Riccia bifurca Hoffm.

57.   VU - Riccia ciliata Hoffm.

58.   VU - Riccia ciliifera Link ex Lindenb.

59.   EN - Riccia frostii Austin

60.   CR - Riccia gougetiana Durieu et Mont.

61.   EN - Riccia papillosa Moris

Scapaniaceae

62.   EN - Scapania apiculata Spruce

63.   CR - Scapania brevicaulis Taylor

64.   CR - Scapania crassiretis Bryhn

65.   CR - Scapania gymnostomophila Kaal.

66.   VU - Scapania helvetica Gottsche

67.   CR - Scapania paludicola Loeske et Müll. Frib.

68.   EN - Scapania paludosa (Müll. Frib.) Müll. Frib.

69.   EN - Scapania scandica (Arnell et H. Buch) Macvicar

70.   EN - Scapania uliginosa (Sw. ex Lindenb.) Dumort.

71.   VU - Scapania verrucosa Heeg

*** For new redlist of hornwort and liverwort species of Romania see:

Ştefănuţ S., Goia Irina, 2012. Checklist and Red List of Bryophytes of Romania, Nova Hedwigia, 95(1-2):59-104.

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