Mitten, W. in Godman, F.D.C. (1870), Musci. Natural History of the Azores, or Western Islands: 297 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Gymnostomum truncatum Hedw. legitimate

Zander, R.H. (1993), Genera of the Pottiaceae. Bull. Buffalo Soc. Nat. Sci 32: 338 [secondary reference]

Zander, R.H. (1993), Genera of the Pottiaceae. Bull. Buffalo Soc. Nat. Sci 32: 320 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pottia truncata (Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp. legitimate

Klazenga, N. (2015), AusMoss: Catalogue of Australian mosses, v. 2015-11-16: - CAB [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Gymnostomum truncatum Hedw. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pottia truncata (Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pottia readeri Müll.Hal. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pottia subphyscomitrioides Broth. legitimate

• CAB Dist.: SA, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

• distribution: S.A., N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic., Tas.
• remarks: Australian material belongs to the type variety.

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