Australian Moss Name Index (AusMoss)

The Australian Moss Name Index (AusMoss) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with moss names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. AusMoss does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian mosses, please use the Australian Moss Census (AMC) link above.

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This search uses an automatic wild card at the end of the query to match all endings (unless the query is in double quotes).
The query is an ordered set of search terms, so viola l. will match "Viola L." and "Viola L. sect Viola."
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You can use a % as a wild card inside the search query e.g. hakea elon% be or "hakea % var. elon% benth." to find "Hakea ceratophylla var. elongata Benth."

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Showing Metzgeria furcata

Metzgeriaceae H.Klinggr.

Metzgeria furcata (L.) Dumort.

, legitimate

, scientific

Dumortier, B.C.J. (1835), Recueil d'Observations sur les Jungermanniacees

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26

[comb. nov.]

basionym:

Jungermannia furcata L.

legitimate

McCarthy, P.M. (2003), Catalogue of Australian Liverworts and Hornworts.

Flora of Australia Supplementary Series

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75

[secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym:

Jungermannia furcata L.

legitimate

taxonomic synonym:

Metzgeria furcata var. decipiens C.Massal.

legitimate

taxonomic synonym:

Metzgeria decipiens (C.Massal.) Schiffn. & Gottsche

legitimate

taxonomic synonym:

Metzgeria glaberrima Steph.

legitimate

taxonomic synonym:

Metzgeria howeana Steph.

legitimate

taxonomic synonym:

Metzgeria pinnata Steph.

legitimate

taxonomic synonym:

Metzgeria densiseta Steph.

legitimate

taxonomic synonym:

Metzgeria grollei Kuwah.

legitimate

doubtful taxonomic synonym:

Metzgeria furcata var. prolifera Nees

legitimate

doubtful taxonomic synonym:

Metzgeria furcata var. minor Nees

legitimate

doubtful taxonomic synonym:

Metzgeria furcata var. major Nees

legitimate

CHAH (2011), Australian Plant Census

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APC

[secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym:

Jungermannia furcatum L.

orth. var.

nomenclatural synonym:

Jungermannia furcata L.

legitimate

nomenclatural synonym:

Metzgeria furcata (L.) Dumort. var. furcata

legitimate

nomenclatural synonym:

Metzgeria furcata (L.) Dumort. subsp. furcata

legitimate

taxonomic synonym:

Metzgeria furcata var. decipiens C.Massal.

legitimate

taxonomic synonym:

Metzgeria decipiens (C.Massal.) Schiffn. & Gottsche

legitimate

taxonomic synonym:

Metzgeria glaberrima Steph.

legitimate

taxonomic synonym:

Metzgeria howeana Steph.

legitimate

taxonomic synonym:

Metzgeria pinnata Steph.

legitimate

taxonomic synonym:

Metzgeria densiseta Steph.

legitimate

taxonomic synonym:

Metzgeria grollei Kuwah.

legitimate

doubtful taxonomic synonym:

Metzgeria furcata var. prolifera Nees

legitimate

doubtful taxonomic synonym:

Metzgeria furcata var. minor Nees

legitimate

doubtful taxonomic synonym:

Metzgeria furcata var. major Nees

legitimate

APC Comment: Metzgeria decipiens is recognised as a distinct taxon in ACT.
APC Dist.: WA, SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas