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Sainsbury, G.O.K. (1952), Revue Bryologique et Lichenologique 21: 221 [basionym]

basionym of: Papillaria nitens (Hook.f. & Wilson) Sainsbury legitimate

Noguchi, A. (1985), The isobryalean mosses collected by Dr. Z. Iwatsuki in New Caledonia. Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory 58: 100 [basionym]

basionym of: Barbella nitens (Hook.f. & Wilson) Nog. legitimate

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