Merrilliobryum tanianum
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| Merrilliobryum tanianum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Hypnales |
| Family: | Myriniaceae |
| Genus: | Merrilliobryum |
| Species: | M. tanianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Merrilliobryum tanianum D.H. Norris, T.J. Kop. & W.R. Buck (2008) | |
Merrilliobryum tanianum is a species of moss in the family Myriniaceae. It is endemic to the Huon Peninsula of New Guinea.[1]
The plants are small, and pale green with yellow to pale green stems. Plants are irregularly branched with prostrate stems and branches erect to decumbent. The branches are densely covered in small leaves, homomallous, constricted at their bases and easily detached.[1]