Tortella fragilis (Hook. & Wilson) Limpr.
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Authority
Buck, William R. 1987. Bryostephane Steereana: A Collection of Bryological Papers Presented to William Campbell Steere On The Occasion of His 80th Birthday. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 45: 1-749.
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Family
Pottiaceae
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Scientific Name
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Discussion
Four plants, seven single leaves, 1.45-1.56 m. The fragile leaf tips are generally missing in the fossils. This feature allows isolated leaves with the characteristic cellular organization of Tortella (basal, hyaline, nonpapillose cells extending along the margins toward the leaf apex) to be identified as T. fragilis.