Sphagnum (Dill)

Hilgert-Moreira, Suzane Both & Lorscheitter, Maria Luisa, 2025, Identification of palynomorphs sampled from a sedimentary profile of the last 5000 years in Lagoa dos Patos, Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil., Acta Botanica Brasilica (e 20240187) 39, pp. 1-15 : 11

18. Sphagnum (Dill) . Hedwis

( Fig. 6A, B )

Radial spore, subtriangular polar view, with rounded angles and slightly convex sides. Thick exospore. Heteropolar, trilete with fine long arms bifurcate at extremities on laevigate proximal face. Coarse, irregular trilobate thickening on the distal pole. Equatorial diameter ca. 50–65 µm (x 62 µm). Ecological data: plants more characteristic of bogs, forming extensive spongy masses; also occurs in other humid places. Color ranges from green to red in response to pH ( Watson, 1968).

Figures

Figure 6. Bryophytes. A, B.Sphagnum (Dill).Hedwis,proximal face:1º 2º pl; C, D.Anthoceros L.emend.Prosk., proximal face:1º–2º pl; E–G. Phaeoceros laevis (L.) Prosk., proximal face. Other palynomorphs. H, I. Platyhelminth eggs; J, K. Mandible fragments; L. Microforaminifera (pl planes).