New Zealand Journal of Botany abstract
Studies of Fissidens (Bryophyta: Musci): new taxa and new records for
New Zealand
JESSICA E. BEEVER
c/o Landcare Research
Mt Albert Research Centre
Private Bag 92170
Auckland, New Zealand
ILMA G. STONE
Botany School
University of Melbourne
Parkville
Victoria 3052, Australia
Abstract Two new taxa in the moss genus
Fissidens are
described from aquatic habitats in New Zealand:
F. waiensis sp. nov.
and
F. rigidulus Hook.f. & Wilson var.
pseudostrictus
var. nov.
Fissidens perangustus Broth., a species known
previously only from Australia, is recognised in New Zealand, and a lectotype
designated. The presence of
F. bryoides Hedw. in New Zealand is
confirmed, based on modern collections.
Fissidens variolimbatus
Allison and
F. leptocladus Müll.Hal.
ex Rodway var.
cheesemanii Dixon are placed in the synonymy of
F. leptocladus
var.
leptocladus;
F. australiensis A.Jaeger is reduced to
a variety of
F. tenellus Hook.f. & Wils.; and the new combination
F. tenellus var.
leptochaete (Dusén) J.E.Beever &
I.G.Stone is made.
Keywords moss; bryophyte; aquatic; taxonomy;
Fissidens; New Zealand
B99007
Received 10 February 1999; accepted 28 June 1999
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