Sorapilla sprucei Mitt. (1869:603)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing (Anonymous, 2015)
Last (and only) record: 1857 (Anonymous, 2015; Tropicos, 2026)
Distribution & Habitat
Mount Abitagua, Ecuador
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Mitten, W. (1869). Musci Austro-Americani. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 12: 1-659.
Other references:
Allen, Bruce H. (1981). A Reevaluation of the Sorapillaceae. The Bryologist 84(3): 335-338. https://doi.org/10.2307/3242845
Anonymous. (2015, September 26). Mystery moss rediscovered [blog post]. James Cook University. Available at: https://www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2013/october/mystery-moss-rediscovered [Accessed on 17 August 2026]
Brinda, John C. and Atwood, John J. (eds.). (2026). The Bryophyte Nomenclator, 14 Jul 2026. Available at: https://www.bryonames.org/ [Accessed on 17 August 2026]
Catcheside, David G. (2012). Australian Mosses Online. 5. Sorapillaceae. https://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/Mosses_online/Sorapillaceae.pdf (2012)
Crosby, M. R., Magill, R. E., Allen, B. H. and He, S. (2000). A Checklist of the Mosses. St. Louis, MO: Missouri Botanical Garden. vi + 320 pp.
Fleischer, M. (1907). Die Musci der Flora von Buitenzorg. Vol. 3. Leiden.
León-Yánez, Susana, Valencia, Renato, Pitman, Nigel, Endara, Lorena, Ulloa Ulloa, Carmen and Navarrete, Hugo (eds.). (2011). Libro rojo de las plantas endémicas del Ecuador, 2ª edición. Publicaciones del Herbario QCA, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito. 957 pp. [p. 877; WARNING: 194MB file]
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
Tropicos. (2026). Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 17 August 2026 <https://tropicos.org/name/35165980>
WFO. (2026). Sorapilla sprucei Mitt. Published on the Internet. Available at: https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0001185402 [Accessed on 17 August 2026]
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