Weissia contecta Hook.f. & Wilson

NZOR Identifier: cc5e502e-e684-42ad-b8fe-46bf4cb219aa

: Synonym of Blindia contecta (Hook.f. & Wilson) Müll.Hal. (NZOR Concept Id 6c107e56-0be9-4328-b881-c380868c50ad)

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): 540
Year: 1844
Nomenclatural Comment: The epithet comes from contectus, an adjective derived from the verb contego (to cover or conceal) and thus meaning “covered” or “concealed by a covering” (D. Meagher, pers. comm., 5 May 2015); it probably refers to the immersed or concealed capsules., Lectotype: N.Z., “Campbell's Island,” J.D. Hooker s.n. (“Wilson no. 30”), Antarctic Expedition 1839–1843, BM-Wilson! (Designated by Bartlett & Vitt 1986, p. 237.)

NZOR Concept Id: 71f186e3-d6be-47a6-93ae-723724c15a8d
According to: Fife, A.J. 2015: Seligeriaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.
Has Parent: Weissia (In use by NZOR)
Preferred Name: Blindia contecta (Hook.f. & Wilson) Müll.Hal. (In use by NZOR) }

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