Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Zelometeorium patulum
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Leucodontales
Family
Meteoriaceae
Genus
Zelometeorium
Species
patulum
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Meteoriopsis patula (Tropicos.org, 2017).
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Bartram, E.B. (1961) Mosses. In: Bartram, E.B. & Arnell, S. (eds.): Bryophytes of the Galápagos islands collected principally by Gunnar Harling in 1959. The Bryologist 64: 248-249.
- 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.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
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"Galapagos Species Database, Zelometeorium patulum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=3557. Accessed 1 November 2026.