Hymenodon pilifer Hook.f. & Wilson

NZOR Identifier: 7668a4ca-98f7-4c25-83a7-baf63493cb4c

Authority: Hook.f. & Wilson
Rank: species
Published in: Hooker, J.D.; Wilson, W. 1844: Musci Antarctici; being characters with brief descriptions of the new species of Mosses discovered during the voyage of H.M. Discovery ships, Erebus and Terror, in the southern circumpolar regions, together with those of Tasmania and New Zealand. London journal of botany 3: 533-556.
Micro-reference (page): 548
Year: 1844
Nomenclatural Comment: The epithet makes obvious reference to hair-points or pilifers. The original spelling of the epithet "piliferus" is an incorrect Latin termination and must be changed to pilifer in accordance with ICN (McNeill et al. 2012) Art. 32.2., Lectotype: Tasmania, on trunks of tree ferns, Banks of Huon River, J.D. Hooker s.n., 1839-43 ["Wilson 724"], BM-Wilson. Designated by Tessler 2012; not seen. Isolectotypes: BM-Hooker!, BM-Besch.! Paratype: N.Z.: J.D. Hooker 19 [“Wilson 410”], BM001086895!
Original orthography: piliferus

NZOR Concept Id: a8b16bf0-85ab-49ff-bd1b-1fb702f73ec9
According to: Fife, A.J. 2019: Orthodontiaceae. In: Smissen, R.; Wilton, A.D. Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle ?? Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.
Has Parent: Hymenodon (In use by NZOR)
Preferred Name: Hymenodon pilifer Hook.f. & Wilson (In use by NZOR) }

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