Identification notes

In 2017, Heribert Köckinger & Lars Hedenäs published a paper in Journal of Bryology which gave convincing reasons to split the old Tortella bambergeri into 2 distinct species: Tortella pseudofragilis and Tortella fasciculata.

Refer to the resources given below for further details.

Distribution in Great Britain and Ireland

Some limited distribution data for this species is given in the Field Bryology article below.