Group: Moss Rank: species Kind: Name of a new Taxon Herbarium Placement: Lehmann, upper, cases, 18

Authors:

Mitten, William

Published In: Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 12: 135. 1869. (J. Linn. Soc., Bot.)

Type-Protologue

Locality: Andes Quitenses, in scopulis humidis supra cataractam Agoyan fluv. Pastasae (5000 ped.)

Collector and Number: Spruce, n. 45 a et b.

Type Specimens

• LT: Ecuador, Agoyan Cataract, Spruce 45a

  • Lectotype designated by:  Zander, R. H. 1967. The New World distribution of Scopelophila (=Merceya). Bryologist 70: 411.
• ST: Spruce 45b

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 McClatchie
• subclass:  Dicranidae Doweld
• order:  Pottiales M. Fleisch.
• family:  !!Pottiaceae Hampe
• genus:  Weissia Hedw.

Other names for this basionym:

Hyophila agoyanensis (Mitt.) A. Jaeger

Merceya agoyanensis (Mitt.) Müll. Hal.

Scopelophila agoyanensis (Mitt.) Spruce

Keywords: MOSS