First record of Campylopus oerstedianus (Dicranaceae, M USCl) in Sicily
First record of Campylopus oerstedianus (Dicranaceae, M USCl) in Sicily
Campylopus oerstedianus has recently been collected for the first time in Sicily. lt is a rare species known from isolated localities in Europe, Costa Rica, Jamaica and North Carolina. This new record suggests that C. oerstedianus is possibly in spreading in the european part of its range. As the scattered distribution in the Caribbean and Mediterranean areas is concemed, this suggest a range of circum-Tethyan origino