Galapagos Species Database

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

Calymperes erosum Müll. Hal.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Bryophyta

Class
Bryopsida

Order
Pottiales

Family
Calymperaceae

Genus
Calymperes

Species
erosum

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Campylopus sprucei

Distribution

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

References

  • Farlow, W.G. (1902) Lichens. In: B.L. Robinson: Flora of the Galapagos Islands. Proc. Amerc. Acad. Arts Sc. 38(4): 83-89, N.S. 14 (Papers from the Hopkins-Stanford Expedition to the Galapagos Islands)
  • 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. (1975) Additions to the bryophyte flora of the Galapagos Islands. Lindbergia 3(1-2): 79-82.
  • Weber, W.A. (1971) Four new species of Buellia from western North and South America. The Bryologist 74: 185-191.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Calymperes erosum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=3788. Accessed 30 October 2026.