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Mosses of the Mediterranean, an annotated checklist 241made a new combination in the genus Pohlia as P. maderensis (Dixon & Luisier)Holmen & Rasmussen but without reference to collector or place of collection.Previously Ade & Koppe (1942) had considered it a synonym of P. elongata.[312] According to Sérgio et al. (2006c) the occurrence of Sphagnum capillifolium,S. rubellum, and S. squarrosum on Madeira is uncertain.[313] Syntrichia bogotensis was reported from Madeira by Gallego et al. (2005).[314] Thamnobryum angustifolium (Holt) Nieuwl. was reported from Madeira asThamnium angustifolium Holt by Luisier (1953). However, the material was revisedby Sérgio (1981), who concluded that it represented a new species, Thamnobryumfernandesii.[315] Barbula convoluta has only been reported from Malta in the unpublished Dissertationof Borg (1993) and from the available data it must be considered doubtful.[316] Bryum argenteum var. hirtellum De Not. has been reported from Malta but its identityis unknown. Bryum blindii has been used in Malta as a modern synonym ofB. erythrocarpum Schwägr. (Borg, 1993), which was recorded in Baur (1891).However true B. blindii is extremely unlikely to occur on Malta. Bryumerythrocarpum var. minor Baur has been reported from Malta, but its identity remainsobscure. It may refer to Ptychostomum rubens and Bryum radiculosum, as othermembers of the Bryum erythrocarpum complex have not subsequently been recordedin Malta (Mifsud, 2012).[317] Gulia (1858-1859) reported Grimmia inclinata from Malta without details of author orlocality, and without confirmation by a contemporary bryologist. Sommier & CaruanaGatto (1915) excluded it from their main checklist. Although this name is at presentregarded as a synonym of Distichium inclinatum it is uncertain whether Gulia’s reportactually refers to this species. Therefore it was rejected from the Maltese bryoflora byMifsud (2012).[318] Kindbergia praelonga and Ptychostomum moravicum have been found in Malta onlyin gardens and pot plants and are probably introduced on the island.[319] Pohlia elongata has been reported from Malta in the unpublished Dissertation ofBorg (1993), but according to Mifsud (2012) the specimen was misidentified.[320] Pohlia wahlenbergii was reported from Malta as Mniobryum wahlenbergii (F. Weber& D. Mohr) Jenn. but it was rejected by Mifsud (2012), who re-identified thecorresponding herbarium specimen as Pohlia melanodon.[321] Bottini (1907) described Thamnium cossyrense Bott. from Pantelleria Island (Italy)and T. cossyrense var. melitense Bott. from Malta. Sommier (1916) reportedThamnium cossyrense Bott. from Malta without indication of variety and referred toearlier collections by Caruana Gatto, and it is apparent that this report was not basedon new records from Malta. In his taxonomic study of the two names, Mastracci(2001) reported that T. cossyrense is identical with Scorpiurium sendtneri andT. cossyrense var. melitense with Scorpiurium circinatum. The statement of Frahm& Lüth (2008) that Mastracci (2001) synonymised both Thamnium cossyrense andT. cossyrense var. melitense with Scorpiurium circinatum is incorrect. ThereforeScorpiurium sendtneri should be excluded from the Maltese list.[322] Aschisma cuynetii was erroneously reported from Portugal by Guerra (2006).[323] According to Holyoak (2010) plants intermediate between Ephemerum crassinerviumsubsp. sessile and E. crassinervium subsp. rutheanum have been reported fromPortugal.[324] Fissidens crassipes var. pusillus Machado-Guim. was described from Portugal.Although she did not see the type, Bruggeman-Nannenga (1982) felt almost certainthat it was either F. minutulus Sull. or F. viridulus (Sw.) Wahlenb. Sérgio & Carvalho(2003) included it in the synonymy of F. viridulus var. viridulus.