Galapagos Species Database

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

Fissidens weirii Mitt.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Bryophyta

Class
Bryopsida

Order
Fissidentales

Family
Fissidentaceae

Genus
Fissidens

Species
weirii

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Fissidens howellii

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.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Fissidens weirii", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5404. Accessed 1 November 2026.