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A highlight of my wanderings on the Itatiaia NP trails - Brechmorhoga goncalvensis which was formally described in 2021, formerly part of B. lepeaca sense Santos as noted by Kompier (2015). The third photo through the wing shows just enough of the hamules to help confirm the ID.

Diogo Silva Vilela, Gláucia Stefani-Santos, Walter F. Ávila Júnior, and Marcos Magalhães de Souza "Brechmorhoga goncalvensis sp. nov. from south-eastern Brazil (Odonata: Libellulidae)," Odonatologica 50(1-2), 81-94, (1 June 2021).

UID 16, 1881.2

Habitat: on branch; Bark texture: smooth; Height above ground(m): 15.6

"Cololejeunea gracilis (subg. Aphanolejeunea) is a very small and common epiphyll
(less than 0.4 mm wide) with mostly reduced, linear leaves with toothed margins." Gradstein 2021

I am not sure if this requires too much of a leap of faith for the identification. It visually matches this species very well, but I know there are some species that look similar. There is no ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) in the area, but there is shore pine (P. contorta var. contorta). This species is known to infest other pines, including lodgepole pine (of which shore pine is a variety).

In steppe, near the edge of saline pond. Originally thought Tortula brevipes but the awns should be smooth and leaf margins revolute. Doesn't seem to fall anywhere comfortably within McIntosh (1986). Unsure if Tortula or Syntrichia. If Syntrichia, I keyed it to S calcicola calcicola which doesn't make sense (not known from North America). Doesn't match up with the saline endemic Tortulas (nevadensis and heimii)

Starting out here-- based on loose similarities in spore structure and seemingly unornamented but polygonally patterned cleistothecial wall. On Syntrichia. Microscopy done. Syntrichia growing on backshore sands

Gathered in a soil / leaf litter sample in my back yard, amongst sword fern / bracken / salmonberry, under alder and hemlock.

Collected via Berlese Funnel, cleared for 1 day in 88% Lactic Acid.

• dentes similar size to manubrium

• no Pseudocelli at antenna base
  --> Hypogastruridae