Merrilliobryum

Merrilliobryum is a genus of mosses in family Myriniaceae.^[1] Species of the genus are found in New Guinea and the Philippines.^[2]

Merrilliobryum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Bryidae
Order:	Hypnales
Family:	Myriniaceae
Genus:	Merrilliobryum Broth.

The genus name of Merrilliobryum is in honour of Elmer Drew Merrill (1876-1956), who was an American botanist and taxonomist.^[3] The genus was circumscribed by Viktor Ferdinand Brotherus in 1908.

Species

The following two species are recognised in the genus Merrilliobryum:^[1]

• Merrilliobryum fabronioides Broth.
• Merrilliobryum tanianum D.H.Norris, T.J.Kop. & W.R.Buck