Clasmatocolea (previously under Lophocolea) is a leafy liverwort genus of which Tasmania
has 6 representatives. Clasmatocolea spp. occur in a
variety of habits and altitudes but mostly near water. The shoots
are erect and the leaves are usually unlobed except in a few cases )eg.two-lobed
leaves in C. inflexispina.
The underleaves have 2-3 lobes (seldom unlobed) and are often
prominent.
Recent molecular evidence may result in members of the Clasmatocolea
being placed under the closely related
Chiloscyphus.
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