Lophocolea pilistipula Steph., Sp. Hepat. 6: 288. 1922. ≡ Chiloscyphus pilistipulus (Steph.) J.J. Engel & R.M. Schust in Nova Hedwigia 39: 421. 1985. Lectotypus (designated here): NEW CALEDONIA. Prov. Sud: Île des Pins, forêt de Watchia, à la baie de Oupe, V.1909, Le Rat s.n. (G [G00112487]!; isolecto-: REN!). Notes. – The succinct original description of Lophocolea pilistipula corresponds to the vegetative and sexual characters observed in the fertile plants from the Île des Pins [G00112487] and the illustration in Icones Hepaticarum represents the gynoecial parts of this specimen (STEPHANI, 1876–1917: tab. 5768). The fertile specimen from Île des Pins in G, seen by Stephani, is therefore designated as lectotype of Lophocolea pilistipula. A duplicate is housed in the General E.G. Paris herbarium (REN). From a taxonomic point of view, we are adopting here the generic name Lophocolea as used in the World checklist of hornworts and liverworts (SÖDERSTRÖM et al., 2016). The name Chiloscyphus pilistipulus was created by ENGEL & SCHUSTER (1985) according to their broad concept of the genus Chiloscyphus which includes Lophocolea as a subgenus. Recent phylogenetic studies indicate that they represent two distinct genera (SÖDERSTRÖM et al., 2013; PATZAK et al., 2016).

Published as part of Thouvenot, Louis & Price, Michelle J., 2020, Chiloscyphus parapilistipulus (Lophocoleaceae), a new species of liverwort from New Caledonia, with the typification of Lophocolea pilistipula, pp. 285-289 in Candollea 75 (2) on page 286, DOI: 10.15553/c2020v752a10, http://zenodo.org/record/5684628