Riccia crassifrons is a species of liverwort belonging to the family Ricciaceae.[1]

Riccia crassifrons
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Marchantiopsida
Order: Marchantiales
Family: Ricciaceae
Genus: Riccia
Species:
R. crassifrons
Binomial name
Riccia crassifrons
Spruce

A study in tropical Ecuador found that Riccia crassifrons was typically found in urban environments, suggesting that the species is tolerant to anthropogenic effects such as the presence of wastewater and heavy metal pollution.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Riccia crassifrons Spruce". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  2. ^ Vásquez, Cristina; Calva, James; Morocho, Ramiro; Donoso, David A.; Benítez, Ángel (2019). "Bryophyte Communities along a Tropical Urban River Respond to Heavy Metal and Arsenic Pollution". Water. 11 (4): 813. doi:10.3390/w11040813.