Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1
Introduction 1
CHAPTER 2
Taxonomic History 3
2.1 Circumscription of the genus 3
2.2 Preliminary taxonomic history 3
2.3 Division and systematics of the genus 9
CHAPTER 3
Material and Methods 13
3.1 Specimen examination 13
3.2 Phylogenetic analysis 13
3.2.1 Molecular protocols 13
3.2.2 Phylogenetic tree construction 14
3.3 Data analysis about geographical distribution 14
CHAPTER 4
Taxonomy 17
4.1 Morphological notes 17
4.2 Key to recognized species 48
4.3 Descriptions of recognized species 65
1. Macromitrium acuminatum (Reinw. & Hornsch.) Mul. Hal. 65
2. Macromitrium acutirameum Mitt. 65
3. Macromitrium amaniense P. de la Varde 65
4. Macromitrium amboroicum Herzog 69
5. Macromitrium angulatum Mitt. 69
6. Macromitrium angulosum Thwaites & Mitt. 69
7. Macromitrium angustifolium Dozy & Molk. 70
8. Macromitrium antarcticum C.H. Wright 70
9. Macromitrium archboldii E.B. Bartram 76
10. Macromitrium archeri Mitt. 76
11. Macromitrium argutum Hampe 78
12. Macromitrium atratum Herzog 80
13. Macromitrium atroviride R.S. Williams 80
14. Macromitrium attenuatum Hampe 80
15. Macromitrium aurantiacum Paris & Broth. 84
16. Macromitrium aurescens Hampe 84
17. Macromitrium aureum Mull. Hal. 85
18. Macromitrium austrocirrosum E.B. Bartram 85
19. Macromitrium bifasciculare Mul. Hal ex Duse 88
20. Macromitrium bifasciculatum Mul. Hal. 88
21. Macromitrium binsteadii Dixon 93
22. Macromitrium bistratosum E. B. Bartram 93
23. Macromitrium blumei Nees ex Schwagr. 93
24. Macromitrium brachypodium Mull. Hal. 94
25. Macromitrium brevicaule (Besch.) Broth. 98
26. Macromitrium brevihamatum Herzog 98
27. Macromitrium brevisetum Mitt. 101
28. Macromitrium caldense Angstr. 101
29. Macromitrium caloblastoides Mull. Hal. 101
30. Macromitrium calocalyx Mull. Hal. 102
31. Macromitrium calomicron Broth. 102
32. Macromitrium calymperoideum Mitt. 108
33. Macromitrium campoanum Ther. 108
34. Macromitrium cardotii Ther. 108
35. Macromitrium cataractarum Mull. Hal. 112
36. Macromitrium catharinense Paris 112
37. Macromitrium chloromitrium (Besch.) Wilbraham 113
38. Macromitrium cirrosum (Hedw.) Brid. 113
39. Macromitrium clastophyllum Cardot 114
40. Macromitrium comatum Mitt. 119
41. Macromitrium concinnum Mitt. ex Bosch & Sande Lac 119
42. Macromitrium constrictum Hampe & Lorentz 119
43. Macromitrium crassirameum Mull. Hal. 123
44. Macromitrium crassiusculum Lorentz 123
45. Macromitrium crinale Broth. & Geh. 123
46. Macromitrium crispatulum Mitt. 124
47. Macromitrium crosbyorum B.H. Allen & Vitt 124
48. Macromitrium cuspidatum Hampe 130
49. Macromitrium cylindricum Mitt. 130
50. Macromitrium densum Mitt. 130
51. Macromitrium diaphanum Mull. Hal. 131
52. Macromitrium dielsii Broth. ex Vitt & H. P. Ramsay 136
53. Macromitrium divaricatum Mitt. 136
54. Macromitrium diversifolium Broth. 136
55. Macromitrium dubium Schimp. ex Mull. Hal. 139
56. Macromitrium dusenii Mull.Hal. ex Broth. 139
57. Macromitrium echinatum B.H. Allen 139
58. Macromitrium ecrispatum Dixon 143
59. Macromitrium eddyi B.C. Tan & Shevock 143
60. Macromitrium ellipticum Hampe 143
61. Macromitrium emersulum Mull. Hal. 146
62. Macromitrium erubescens E.B. Bartram 146
63. Macromitrium erythrocomum H.P. Ramsay， A. Cairns & Meagher 146
64. Macromitrium evrardii Ther. 147
65. Macromitrium exsertum Broth. 147
66. Macromitrium falcatulum Mull. Hal. 150
67. Macromitrium fendleri Mull. Hal. 150
68. Macromitrium fernandezianum Broth. 150
69. Macromitrium ferriei Cardot & Ther. 154
70. Macromitrium fimbriatum (P. Beauv.) Schwagr. 154
71. Macromitrium flavopilosum R.S. Williams 155
72. Macromitrium flexuosum Mitt. 155
73. Macromitrium formosae Cardot 160
74. Macromitrium fortunatii Cardot & Ther. 160
75. Macromitrium fragilicuspis Cardot 160
76. Macromitrium francii Ther. 161
77. Macromitrium frondosum Mitt. 161
78. Macromitrium frustratum B.H. Allen 167
79. Macromitrium fulgescens E.B. Bartram 167
80. Macromitrium fulvum Mitt. 167
81. Macromitrium funicaule Schimp. ex Besch. 171
82. Macromitrium funiforme Dixon 171
83. Macromitrium fuscescens Schwagr. 171
84. Macromitrium fuscoaureum E.B. Bartram 172
85. Macromitrium galipense Mull. Hal. 176
86. Macromitrium gigasporum Herzog 176
87. Macromitrium giraldii Mull. Hal. 176
88. Macromitrium glabratum Broth. 178
89. Macromitrium glaziovii Hampe 178
90. Macromitrium gracile (Hook.) Schwagr. 184
91. Macromitrium greenmanii Grout 184
92. Macromitrium grossirete Mull. Hal. 184
93. Macromitrium guatemalense Mull. Hal. 185
94. Macromitrium gymnostomum Sull. & Lesq. 186
95. Macromitrium hainanense S.L. Guo & S. He 191
96. Macromitrium harrisii Paris 191
97. Macromitrium helmsii Paris 191
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