Group: Moss Rank: genus Kind: Name of a new Taxon Herbarium Placement: Lehmann, upper, cases, 37

Authors:

Hedwig, Johann

Published In: Species Muscorum Frondosorum 173–175, pl. 41, f. 6–9. 1801. (Sp. Musc. Frond.)
Annotation: name conserved
Type Specimens

• LT: Meesia longiseta Hedw.

  • Annotation: Paris Code (1956: 215)
  • Lectotype designated by:  Grout, A. J. 1933-1940. Moss Fl. N. Amer. 2: 181. Author, Newfane, Vermont.
  • Type discussion:  Little, E. L. J. 1943. Later generic homonyms among North American mosses. Bryologist 46: 118.
  • Lectotype designated by:  Schimper, W. P. 1860. Syn. Musc. Eur. t.p., 731. E. Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.

Higher Taxa:     Taxonomy Browser
Concept: Andean Bryophytes Bolivia Checklist Catalogue of New World Grasses Ecuador Catalogue Flora Mesoamericana Madagascar Catalogue Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica Moss Flora of China Peru Checklist Philippine Bryophytes System    details

• subkingdom:  Bryobiotina Trevis.
• division:  Bryophyta Schimp.
• subdivision:  Bryophytina Engl.
• class:  Bryopsida Ritgen
• subclass:  Bryidae Engl.
• superorder:  Bryanae Goffinet & W.R. Buck
• order:  Splachnales Ochyra
• family:  Meesiaceae Schimp.

Other names for this basionym:

Bryum sect. Meesia (Hedw.) Arn.

Projects: Andean Bryo , Cent. Amer. Moss , Chile , China

Keywords: 11, 93, FNA, MOSS