''Merrilliobryum'' is a genus of

moss Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta ('' sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and ...

in family

Fabroniaceae Fabroniaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Hypnales. It has a worldwide distribution, in temperate and tropical regions. The Fabroniaceae were established by Schimper (in 1855) to accommodate three genera: ''Fabronia'' , ''Anacampto ...

. The genus is found in

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torr ...

and the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

. The genus name of ''Merrilliobryum'' is in honour of

Elmer Drew Merrill Elmer Drew Merrill (October 15, 1876 – February 25, 1956) was an American botanist and taxonomist. He spent more than twenty years in the Philippines where he became a recognized authority on the flora of the Asia-Pacific region. Through ...

(1876-1956), who was an American botanist and

taxonomist In biology, taxonomy () is the scientific study of naming, defining ( circumscribing) and classifying groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics. Organisms are grouped into taxa (singular: taxon) and these groups are given ...

. The genus was

circumscribed In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius. Not every po ...

Viktor Ferdinand Brotherus Viktor Ferdinand Brotherus (28 October 1849 – 9 February 1929), Finnish botanist who studied the mosses (Bryophyta), best known for authoring the treatment of 'Musci' in Engler and Prantl's ''Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien''. Personal life ...

in Philipp. J. Sci., Section C vol.3 on page 25 in 1908. Species include: * '' Merrilliobryum fabronioides'' Broth. * ''

Merrilliobryum tanianum ''Merrilliobryum tanianum'' is a species of moss in the family Myriniaceae. It is endemic to the Huon Peninsula of New Guinea.Daniel H. Norris, Timo Koponen, William R. Buck "Bryophyte Flora of the Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea. LXXI Merrill ...

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