Perssoniella vitreocincta

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE MARCHANTIOPHYTA JUNGERMANNIOPSIDA JUNGERMANNIALES PERSONIELLACEAE

Scientific Name: Perssoniella vitreocincta
Species Authority: Herzog

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable   B1+2c   ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 2000
Assessor/s: Bryophyte Specialist Group
Reviewer/s: Hallingbäck, T., Hodgetts, N., Geissler, P. & Tan, B. (Bryophyte Red List Authority)
Justification:
The area of occupancy is less than 2000km² with less than ten localities and the habitat is declining. It therefore meets the IUCN criteria for Vulnerable based on the small area and the decline in habitat quality and extent.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Known from five localities.
Countries:
Native:
New Caledonia

Population [top]

Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: On tree trunks in montane Araucaria forests.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Although the threats to this species are not well understood, it is clearly extremely rare, and grows in a generally threatened area and habitat.
Citation: Bryophyte Specialist Group 2000. Perssoniella vitreocincta. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012.
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