Occurrence record: 9098063

Human observation of Calliergon giganteum (Schimp.) Kindb. | Giant Spear-moss recorded on 2020-11-12
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Overview

Occurrence ID 9098063
Basis of record Human observation
Scientific name Calliergon giganteum (Schimp.) Kindb. - Giant Spear-moss
Licence CC-BY
Record Date 2020-11-12 (Day)
Locality Sandy Loch to Flaga, Hoy
Location Grid Reference: HY2103 Latitude: 58.911585 Longitude: -3.364609
Recorded by Crossley, J.
Identification verification status Accepted - correct

Dataset

Data partner British Bryological Society
Data resource Bryophyte data for Great Britain and Ireland from the British Bryological Society held by BRC
Bibliographic citation Please cite both Blockeel TL, Bosanquet SDS, Hill M , Preston C (eds) 2014. Atlas of British and Irish bryophytes. Newbury: Pisces Publications. (data up to 2013) and the specific DOI associated with this dataset here on the NBN (post-2013 data).
Collection code 1192

Event

Occurrence date 2020-11-12
Date precision Day
Event date 2020-11-12

Taxonomy

Scientific name Calliergon giganteum (Schimp.) Kindb.
Common name Giant Spear-moss
Taxon rank species
Name match metric Taxon GUID match
The match was based on the supplied taxon concept ID rather than the scientific name.
Species Calliergon giganteum
Genus Calliergon
Family Calliergonaceae
Order Hypnales
Class Bryopsida
Phylum Bryophyta
Kingdom Plantae
Taxon ID NBNSYS0000036845
Taxonomic issue No issues
Habitat taxon freshwater
Establishment means taxon Native
Scientific name authorship (Schimp.) Kindb.

Geospatial

Country United Kingdom
State/Province Scotland
Locality Sandy Loch to Flaga, Hoy
Latitude (WGS84) 58.911585
Longitude (WGS84) -3.364609
Geodetic datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Orkney
Coordinate uncertainty in meters 707.1
Bbox 58.907004,-3.373109,58.916165,-3.356107
Grid size in meters 1000
Easting 321000
Northing 1003000
Grid reference wkt POLYGON((-3.37311 58.907,-3.37311 58.91616,-3.35611 58.91616,-3.35611 58.907,-3.37311 58.907))
Grid reference HY2103

Additional properties

brc concept Bry_5
compiler Pescott, O.L.
habitat locality Wet heath, montane heath, acid grassland, flushes

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