Octoblepharum cylyndricum Mont.

Oliveira, Regigláucia Rodrigues de, Oliveira, Hermeson Cassiano de, Fernandes Peralta, Denilson & Mendes da Coceição, Gonçalo, 2018, Acrocarpic mosses (Bryophyta) of Chapada das Mesas National Park, Maranhão, Brazil, Check List 14 (6), pp. 967-975 : 972

Octoblepharum cylyndricum Mont. ( Fig. 17)

Differs from O. albidum Hedw. , the most common species of the genus, by its longer setae, oblong-cylindrical capsules, and acute to gradually apiculate leaves that are entire at the apex. Habitat: tree trunks. Brazilian range: AC, AM, AP, PA, RO, RR, TO, BA, CE, PB, PI, RN, SE, DF, GO, MS, MG, ES, MG, SP.