Coscinodon arctolimnius
J. Hattori Bot. Lab. 42: 446. 1977 (as arctolimnia),
Habitat: Mineralized siliceous rock
Elevation: low elevations (160 m)
Distribution

N.W.T., Asia (Mongolia, Pakistan).
Discussion
Until 1996, Coscinodon arctolimnius was considered to be endemic to the eastern shore of Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada. When he first described it, Steere suggested that the species evolved in that site as a result of radiation-induced genetic mutations in a population of C. cribrosus. However, with the discovery of a new subspecies (R. I. Hastings and H. Deguchi 1997), from both Pakistan and Mongolia, it appears that the species has a much wider distribution. Although undoubtedly closely related to C. cribrosus, there is now no reason to assume that C. arctolimnius evolved in North America. It is separated from other North American Coscinodon by its green-black color, cucullate leaf apex (incurved if awned), and absence of a peristome.
Lower Taxa
Author | Roxanne I. Hastings + |
Authority | (Steere) Steere + |
Basionyms | Grimmia arctolimnia + |
Distribution | N.W.T. +, Asia (Mongolia + and Pakistan). + |
Elevation | low elevations (160 m) + |
Habitat | Mineralized siliceous rock + |
Illustrator | Patricia M. Eckel + |
Publication title | J. Hattori Bot. Lab. + |
Reference | hastings1997a + |
Source xml | https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/f6b125a955440c0872999024f038d74684f65921/coarse grained fna xml/V27/V27 364.xml + |
Taxon family | Grimmiaceae + |
Taxon name | Coscinodon arctolimnius + |
Taxon parent | Coscinodon + |
Taxon rank | species + |
Volume | Volume 27 + |