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432 R.M. Ros et al.60. Despite the statements by Grolle & Long (2000) and Geissler & Bischler(1990), Riella numidica Trab. and Riella sersuensis Trab. were validly described,since the protologue of both species includes a Latin diagnosis (in agreement withthe article 36.1 of the Missouri ICBN).61. Scapania brevicaulis Taylor has been reported from Italy by Potemkin (2002),and this is the only report for the Mediterranean area. Because the author did notgive any indication of the locality, the report should be considered doubtful untilspecimens can be checked.62. Scapania calcicola (Arnell & J. Perss.) Ingham was erroneously reported fromthe Balearic Islands by Casas et al. (2004) without giving any locality, and shouldbe rejected.63. Jungermannia cordifolia Brot. non Hook. was described from Portugal. On thebasis of the original description, Sim-Sim (1989) stated that this taxoncorresponded to Scapania compacta (A. Roth) Dumort. and proposed thissynonymy without studying the type. Since the type cannot be located a formalsynonymyzation should be made following designation of a neotype.64. Sphaerocarpos algeriensis Trab. nom. nud. was reported by Trabut (1941) fromAlgeria. Jovet-Ast (1956) indicated that the morphological characters given for S.algeriensis fall within the range of variation observed in S. texanus Austin inMorocco and that it is probably only a synonym of that species.65. Schumacker & Vá≈ a (2005) proposed a new combination for Lepidozia azoricain the genus Telaranea as T. azorica (H. Buch & Perss.) Pócs ex Schumacker &Vá≈ a.66. Telaranea nematodes (Gottsche ex Austin) M. Howe was considered to be thecorrect name for the species present in Europe and Macaronesia until Engel &Merrill (2004) established a new name for it, Telaranea europaea J. J. Engel & G.L. S. Merrill.67. Telaranea sejuncta auct. non (Angst.) Arnell is a confusing taxon. It wasassigned to T. nematodes ( Gottsc he ex Austin) M. Howe by Arnell (1963), and thissynonymy has been widely used. According to Engel & Merrill (2004), “all thepublished statements of distribution, descriptions and illustrations of T. sejuncta(apart from the type) are suspect, since they may include some or all the taxaformerly included in T. nematodes , as well as T. diacantha , when, in fact, it is noneof these”. In our current state of knowledge, it can be assumed that all theMediterranean reports of T. nematodes and T. sejuncta correspond to T. europaea .68. Trichocolea tomentella (Ehrh.) Dumort. was recorded from Malta by Gulia(1858-59) and Sommier & Caruana Gatto (1915) as “Jungermannia tomentella(Ehr.)”. These reports are almost certainly erroneous and are here rejected.Acknowledgements. The authors wish to express their gratitude to David Longand Jesús Muñoz who kindly provided information concerning various taxa, and to SusanaRams and Olaf Werner for their help with the tables and figure. Ana Séneca helped tocoordinate the list with the European checklist. Two of the co-authors, Lars Söderströmand Tom Blockeel, made an extra contribution to improve the quality of the manuscript:LS revised the whole list and made important corrections and additions, while TB revisedthe English. This research has been partially funded by the Spanish Ministerio deEducación y Ciencia (Projects CGL2005-00028 and CGL2004-03513).