Sorapilla papuana Broth. & Geh. (1900:122)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Rediscovered (Meagher et al., 2020)
Distribution
Indonesia (Seram), New Guinea & Queensland, Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Brotherus & Geheeb in: Brotherus, V. F. (1900). Some new species of Australian mosses described. Öfversigt af Finska Vetenskaps-förhandlingar 42: 91-123.
Other references:
Allen, Bruce H. (1981). A Reevaluation of the Sorapillaceae. The Bryologist 84(3): 335-338. https://doi.org/10.2307/3242845
Catcheside, David G. (2012). Australian Mosses Online. 5. Sorapillaceae. https://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/Mosses_online/Sorapillaceae.pdf (2012)
Hyvönen, Jaako. (1989). On the bryogeography of western Melanesia. Journ. Haltori Bot. Lab. No. 66: 231-254.
Meagher, David, Cairns, Andi, Seppelt, Rod and Grixti, Megan. (2020). A re-evaluation of the morphology of Sorapilla (Bryophyta: Sorapillaceae) based on Sorapilla papuana. Australian Systematic Botany 33(5): 427-435. https://doi.org/10.1071/SB19050
https://www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2013/october/mystery-moss-rediscovered