Tetrodontium repandum, the small four-tooth moss,[3] is a moss in the family Tetraphidaceae.[4] It is one of only two recognized species in the genus Tetrodontium, and is native to subalpine regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It has been reported from Alaska, British Columbia, Washington state, Japan, and Europe.[1]

Tetrodontium repandum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Tetraphidopsida
Order: Tetraphidales
Family: Tetraphidaceae
Genus: Tetrodontium
Species:
T. repandum
Binomial name
Tetrodontium repandum
(Funck) Schwagrichen
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Georgia brownii var. repanda (Funck) Lindb.
  • Georgia repanda (Funck) Müll. Hal.
  • Tetraphis browniana var. repanda (Funck) Hampe
  • Tetraphis ovata var. repanda (Funck) Hampe
  • Tetraphis repanda Funck
  • Tetrodontium brownianum subsp. repandum (Funck) Boulay
  • Tetrodontium brownianum var. repandum (Funck) Limpr.
  • Tetrodontium ovatum var. repandum (Funck) Mårtensson

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References

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  1. ^ a b Bryophyte Flora of North America, vol 1
  2. ^ Tropicos, Tetrodontium repandum
  3. ^ Edwards, Sean R. (2012). English Names for British Bryophytes. British Bryological Society Special Volume. Vol. 5 (4 ed.). Wootton, Northampton: British Bryological Society. ISBN 978-0-9561310-2-7. ISSN 0268-8034.
  4. ^ Schwägrichen, Christian Friedrich. Species Muscorum Frondosorum, Supplementum Secundum 2: 102. 1824.