Merrilliobryum is a genus of mosses in family Myriniaceae. Species of the genus are found in New Guinea and the Philippines.Norris, D. H., et al. (2008). Bryophyte Flora of the Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea. LXXI Merrilliobryum (Myriniaceae, Musci). Annales Botanici Fennici 45(4):269-76.
The genus name of Merrilliobryum is in honour of Elmer Drew Merrill (1876-1956), who was an American botanist and taxonomist. The genus was circumscribed by Viktor Ferdinand Brotherus in 1908.
Species The following two species are recognised in the genus Merrilliobryum: Merrilliobryum fabronioides Broth. Merrilliobryum tanianum
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