A phylogenetic analysis of ITS1-2 sequences from 117
specimens of Schistidium from Eurasia and North America revealed several new taxa
within the genus. Schistidium sibiricum Ignatova & H.H.
Blom, S. obscurum
H.H. Blom, Köckinger
& Ignatova, S. tenuinerve
Ignatova & H.H. Blom,
S. bakalinii Ignatova
& H.H. Blom, S. echinatum
Ignatova & H.H. Blom
and S. succulentum Ignatova
& H.H. Blom are described as new for science. Three
new combinations are made: S. canadense (Dupr.) Ignatova & H.H. Blom, S. abrupticostatum (Bryhn) Ignatova & H.H. Blom and S.
konoi (Broth.) Ignatova & H.H. Blom. Illustrations are provided for new species. A
preliminary key for the identification of Schistidium
species known in Russia
is given.