Weissistachys Kentuckiensis: A new Name for Weissia Kentuckiense Rothwell and Taylor

Rothwell, G. W.; Taylor, Thomas N.

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1971-12-01

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Rothwell, G. W.

Taylor, Thomas N.

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University of Chicago Press

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Scholarly/refereed, publisher version

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http://www.jstor.org/stable/2474178

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Abstract

The generic name Weissia Roth well and Taylor is determined to be a later homonym of Weissia Hedwig. Weissia Rothwell and Taylor is therefore renamed Weissistachys, and the appropriate name transfer is made for the type species, Weissistachys kentuckiensis (Rothwell et Taylor) comb. nov.

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http://hdl.handle.net/1808/18010

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Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Scholarly Works [1191]

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Rothwell, G. W.; Taylor, Thomas N. (1971). "Weissistachys Kentuckiensis: A new Name for Weissia Kentuckiense Rothwell and Taylor." Botanical Gazette, 132(4):371-372. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2474178.

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