Marsupella profunda

The species is rare in a British context; it is known from just three locations, all in west Cornwall. Two of these sites are protected as the Lower Bostraze and Leswidden SSSI and the other as St Austell Claypits SSSI. It is also internationally rare, being known only from Portugal, the Canary Islands, the Azores and Madeira; throughout this range it is a rare species.

Marsupella profunda (Western Rustwort) is a liverwort. The species is rare in a British context; it is known from just three locations, all in west Cornwall. Two of these sites are protected as the Lower Bostraze and Leswidden SSSI and the other as St Austell Claypits SSSI. It is also internationally rare, being known only from Portugal, the Canary Islands, the Azores and Madeira; throughout this range it is a rare species. More

Suitable habitat for Marsupella profunda is being lost to natural succession. Current small scale management is only sufficient to slow this process. Bare surfaces at this unit may be colonised by M. profunda in time. More