Timmia megapolitana Hedw.

RECORDS. — Bescherelle (1882): Djebel Goufi; Djurjura, Djebel Tababor. Lapie (1909): Djurjura. Rare.

COMMENT

There is confusion about the presence of the species of Timmia in Algeria, and even in northern Africa due to the taxonomical difficulties in separating T. megapolitana and T. bavarica . Jelenc (1955a) considered both species synonyms, joining all the previous reports of the genus under T. bavarica . As Ros et al. (1999, 2013) did not realize of the old reports of T. megapolitana, this species was ignored also in both checklists. After Brassard (1984) they are considered different taxa. Unfortunately, no habitat information in Algerian literature has been given that could help to distinguish both species. The presence and distribution of Timmia species in Algeria should be reevaluated.