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Issue: Vol. 736 No. 2: 30 Dec. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-12-30
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.736.2.4
Page range: 151-166
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Taxonomic notes species of Macromitrium (Musci: Orthotrichaceae) with multistratose laminae, with three new synonyms

College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
College of Biology and Agriculture, Zunyi Normal University, Guizhou, 563006, China
College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
Irregular lamina stratose Macromitrium new synonym Orthotrichaceae Bryophytes

Abstract

Twenty-one species of Macromitrium Brid. (Orthotrichaceae) with multistratose laminae were taxonomically evaluated based on their type specimens and authentic history specimens. Macromitrium onraedtii Bizot. was found conspecific with M. serpens (Bruch. ex Hook. & Grev.) Brid., and M. bifasciculare Müll. Hal ex Dusén and M. bifasciculatum Müll. Hal were conspecific with M. saddleanum Besch. ex Müll. Hal. The circumscription of M. saddleanum was revised. A key to eighteen presently-recognized Macromitrium species with multistratose laminae was also given.

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How to Cite

Li, D., He, L., Yang, J., Yu, J. & Guo, S. (2025) Taxonomic notes species of Macromitrium (Musci: Orthotrichaceae) with multistratose laminae, with three new synonyms. Phytotaxa 736 (2): 151–166. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.736.2.4