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Riccia crassifrons is a species of liverwort belonging to the family Ricciaceae.[1]
| Riccia crassifrons | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Marchantiopsida |
| Order: | Marchantiales |
| Family: | Ricciaceae |
| Genus: | Riccia |
| Species: | R. crassifrons
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| Binomial name | |
| Riccia crassifrons Spruce
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A study in tropical Ecuador found that Riccia crassifrons was typically found in urban environments, suggesting that the species is tolerant to anthropogenic effects such as the presence of wastewater and heavy metal pollution.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Riccia crassifrons Spruce". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ Vásquez, Cristina; Calva, James; Morocho, Ramiro; Donoso, David A.; Benítez, Ángel (2019). "Bryophyte Communities along a Tropical Urban River Respond to Heavy Metal and Arsenic Pollution". Water. 11 (4): 813. doi:10.3390/w11040813.
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