Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Groutiella tomentosa
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
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- 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 Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished.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.