Group: Moss Rank: species Kind: Name of a new Taxon Herbarium Placement: Lehmann, upper, cases, 72

Authors:

Hedwig, Johann

Published In: Species Muscorum Frondosorum 232. 56 f. 1–7. 1801. (Sp. Musc. Frond.)
Type Specimens

• LT: The lower, middle plant, with two spore capsules (one with most of the peristome remaining), on a sheet labelled “Lancastriae in Pensylvania legit ac misit Rev. Muhlenberg”.

  • Lectotype designated by:  Hedenäs, L. & P. Geissler. 1999. Lectotypification of Hedwig names: holarctic pleurocarpous mosses. Candollea 54: 427.

New Name:

Hypnum muhlenbergii P. Beauv. 

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:  Hypnanae W.R. Buck, C.J. Cox, A.J. Shaw & Goffinet
• order:  Hypnales W.R. Buck & Vitt
• family:  Leskeaceae Schimp.
• genus:  Leskea Hedw.

Other names for this basionym:

Cylindrothecium compressum (Hedw.) Schimp.

Entodon compressus (Hedw.) Müll. Hal.

*Hypnum compressum (Hedw.) Arn.

Isothecium compressum (Hedw.) Hampe

Neckera compressa (Hedw.) Müll. Hal.

Keywords: MOSS