Tortella tortuosa (Hedw.) 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 : 103

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5252/cryptogamie-bryologie2024v45a5

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14593252

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Tortella tortuosa (Hedw.) Limpr.
status

 

Tortella tortuosa (Hedw.) Limpr. View in CoL

Tortella tortuosa var. fragilifolia (Jur.) Limpr.

Nomenclature follows Hodgetts et al. (2020).

RECORDS. — Bescherelle (1882): Sud d’Oran. Trabut (1887a): D’Oran à Mécheria, Tell. Jelenc (1951): Koudiat d’Hafir, 1250 m; Monts de Tlemcen: forêt de Tessera Mramet, 1400 m. Jelenc (1951, 1967): Monts de Tlemcen, djebel el Béniane, 1050 m. Jelenc (1953, 1967): Aurès, djebel Lazreg, 1900 m; Aurès, flanc nord du Chélia, 1700 m; Aurès, flanc sud du Chélia, 1700 m; Aurès, Ras-el-Ma, forêt de Sgag, 1700 m. Jelenc (1955a): Aurès; Constantine; Djurdjura; Hauts-plateaux oranais; Kabylie du Djurdjura, col de Tirourda, 1700 m; Littoral constantinois; Monts de Tlemcen, Mazer; Monts de Tlemcen, Tlemcen. Jelenc (1956, 1967): Massif du Tessala, pic Tessala, 1000 m. Jelenc (1966, 1967): Zahrez Chergui, oued M’Kamza. Jelenc (1967): Monts de Tlemcen, 1200-1400 m. Boukhatem et al. (2017): El-Kala National Park, Tonga lake watershed. Frequent.

COMMENT

Köckinger & Hedenäs (2023) identified eight morphologically and molecularly distinct entities at the species level within the former T. tortuosa . The identity and distribution of the T. tortuosa complex in Algeria should be reevaluated in accordance with the new taxonomic criteria.

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Bryophyta

Class

Bryopsida

Order

Pottiales

Family

Pottiaceae

Genus

Tortella

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