Timmiella acaulon (Müll. Hal.) R.H. Zander (1993:70)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Trichostomum acaulon Müll. Hal. in Linnaea 42: 320 (1879); Tortella acaulon (Müll. Hal.) Broth. in Nat. Pflanzenfam. I(3): 397 (1902); Timmiella argentinica Broth. in Ark. Bot. 15(6): 3 (1918)
Conservation Status
Globally Rediscovered (Jimenez et al., 2023; Santana de Lima, 2026)
Last record: 1871 (Jimenez et al., 2023)
Rediscovered in: 2023 (Jimenez et al., 2023)
Distribution & Habitat
Argentina
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Müller, C. (1879). Prodromus bryologiae Argentinicae. I. Linnaea 42: 217-460.
Other references:
Brinda, John C. and Atwood, John J. (eds.). (2026). The Bryophyte Nomenclator, 14 Jul 2026. Available at: https://www.bryonames.org/ [Accessed on 16 August 2026]
Brotherus, V. F. (1902). Bryales, in part. Pp. 385-432. In: H. G. A. Engler & K. Prantl, Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien I(3). Engelmann, Leipzig.
Brotherus, V. F. (1918). Contributions a la flore bryologique de l'Argentine. Arkiv för Botanik 15(6): 1-15.
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.
Jimenez, M. S., Zander, R. H. and Iriart, D. (2023). Rediscovery of Timmiella acaulon (Timmiellaceae) in the Chaco Province, northeastern Argentina. Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 58(4): 521-527.
Santana de Lima, Isabele Souza. (2026). The world’s rediscovered mosses / Världens återupptäckta mossor. Bachelor's thesis, Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, Karlstad University. 15 pp.
Tropicos. (2026). Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 16 August 2026 <https://tropicos.org/name/35188364>
WFO. (2026). Timmiella acaulon (Müll.Hal.) R.H.Zander. Published on the Internet. Available at: https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0001198426 [Accessed on 16 August 2026]
Zander, R. H. (1993). Genera of the Pottiaceae: mosses of harsh environments. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences 32: vi + 378 pp.