Konstantinova, N.A., A.A. Vilnet & E.D. Lapshina. 2019. New records of Scapania sphaerifera H.Buch et Tuom. in Europe with description of global distribution and ecology of the species

Arctoa (2019) 28: 203–209

doi: 10.15298/arctoa.28.17

Scapania sphaerifera known in Europe only from the type specimen collected 85 years ago, has been found in three sites in the Urals including its European part. The taxonomic position and differences from morphologically similar species are discussed, and the distribution and ecology are significantly reevaluated.