Rhynchostegiella curviseta (Brid.) Limpr.

Ros, Rosa M., Olaf, Susana Rams, Eloy, Olaf Werner & Cerón, Eloy, 2024, Revisiting the Bryophyte Checklist of Algeria: Exploring Diversity and Distribution, Cryptogamie, Bryologie 20 (5), pp. 49-116 : 96

Rhynchostegiella curviseta (Brid.) Limpr.

Hypnum algirianum (Brid. ex P.Beauv.) Brid.

Rhynchostegiella algiriana (Brid. ex P.Beauv.) Warnst.

Nomenclature follows Patiño et al. (2017).

RECORDS. — Desfontaines (1799), Gandoger (1883): sine loco. Lamarck (1813), Montagne (1838), Bescherelle (1882), Jelenc (1955a), Ahayoun et al. (2007): Environs d’Alger. Bescherelle (1882), Corbière (1904), Jelenc (1955a): Bône. Bescherelle (1882), Jelenc (1955a): Blidah; La Calle; Tlemcen. Corbière (1904), Jelenc (1955a): La Bouzaréah, près Alger. Jelenc (1949, 1967): Massif du Murdjadjo ( Oran), Forêt de Msila, ravin de la source de Gueddara, 180 m. Jelenc (1951, 1967): Massif du Tessala, pic Tafaraoui, 600 m. Jelenc (1953, 1967): Massif de l’Aurès, forêt de djebel Sgag, 1700 m. Jelenc (1955a): Birkadem; Djebel Beni Smir; Edough; Gouraya. Jelenc (1956, 1967), Jovet-Ast (1956): Atlas Mitidjien, pic Mouzaïa. Boukhatem et al. (2017): El-Kala National Park, Tonga lake watershed. Frequent.

COMMENT

The criterium of Patiño et al. (2017) has been followed for considering the reports of the genus Rhynchostegiella in Algeria. These authors excluded R. letourneuxii of the synonyms of R. curviseta and included it within Rhynchostegium confertum . Also, they considered Rhynchostegiella algiriana a synonym of R. curviseta , instead of R. tenella as was considered in Ros et al. (1999, 2013), and in Jelenc (1955a). Therefore, the reports of Rhynchostegiella curviseta here included are: 1) the original reports under the names Rhynchostegiella curviseta (Brid.) Limpr. and Rhynchostegium curvisetum (Brid.) Schimp. , and 2) the reports of Rhychostegiella algiriana and their homotypic synonyms ( Hypnum algirianum (Brid. ex P.Beauv.) Brid. and Rhynchostegium algirianum (Brid. ex P.Beauv.) Lindb. ) but excluding those of Jelenc (1955a, 1956, 1967), whose identity is doubtful as can correspond to any of both species [ Jelenc (1955a): Constantine; Frais Vallon; Kabylie des Babor, Cap Aokas; Kabylie du Djurdjura, Akfadou; Kabylie du Djurdjura, Yakouren. Jelenc (1956): Massif de la Bouzaréa, ravin de la prise d’eau près des Bains-Romains. Jelenc (1956, 1967): Sahel d’Alger, environs d’El Biar. Jelenc (1967): Massif du Bou Zegza, gorges de Keddara, 400 m].

Given the great taxonomical changes proposed in the last decades, the identity of old Algerian Rhynchostegiella reports is unsure and therefore, the presence and distribution of the species in the country should be reevaluated.