Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Groutiella tomentosa (Hornsch.) Wijk & Margad.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Bryophyta

Class
Bryopsida

Order
Orthotrichales

Family
Orthotrichaceae

Genus
Groutiella

Species
tomentosa

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Groutiella fragilis, Micromitrium fragile, Macromitrium fragile, Craspedophyllum fragile

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Gradstein, S.R. Weber, W.A. (1982) Bryogeography of the Galapagos Islands. J. Hattori Bot. Lab. 52: 127-152.
  • Steere, W.C. (1948) Contribution to the bryogeography of Ecuador. I. A review of the species of musci previously reported. The Bryologist 51(3): 65-167.
  • Weber, W.A. (1971) Mosses of Galapagos: A tentative list. Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished.
  • Weber, W.A. (1966) Lichenology and Bryology in the Galápagos Islands, with Check Lists of the Lichens and Bryophytes Thus Far Reported. In: Bowman, R.I. (ed.): The Galápagos. Proceedings of the Symposium of the Galápagos International Scientific Project, University of California Press, Berkeley, p. 197-200.
  • Williams, R.S. (1924) Galapagos and Cocos island mosses collected by Allan Stewart in 1905-6. The Bryologist 27(3): 37-45.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Groutiella tomentosa", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=2765. Accessed 31 October 2026.