Frullania dilatata
Frullania dilatata; thallus on the bark of tree (4)
 
Frullania dilatata; thallus on the bark of tree (2)
 
Frullania dilatata; thallus with lobules (4)
 
Frullania dilatata; oil bodies (3)
 
Ecology
Frullania is the host for some bdelloid rotifers like Habrotrocha annulata; Mniobia scarlatina and Mniobia symbiotica (depicted in this image) (3)
 
Frullania is also the host for some ascomycetes like Bryocentria, the arrows point to areas where the perithecia of this parasite are visible in this liverwort (orange spots). (5)
 
Sample collection 1/3 by courtesy of A. Bueschlen, swissbryophytes
 
 
 
Location (4): Sprockhövel, NRW, Germany; IG-Metall-Bildungszentrum; forest
 
Habitat (4);on bark of tree
 
Date : 16.12.2024 (4)
 
 
 
Location (2): Sprockhövel, NRW, Germany; Berger Weg; forest
Habitat (2); bark of tree
Date : 29.03.2023 (2); 03.08.2024 (2)
 
Location (5): Neuenkirch LU, Switzerland (5)  
 
Habitat (5); Frullania dilatata on bark of beech tree
 
Date: coll:21.02. 2025; img.: 12-20.03.2025 (5)
 
Sample (5) collection by courtesy of A. Bueschlen, swissbryophytes
 
 
 
 
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