Trichostomum brachydontium Bruch.

Oliveira, Regigláucia Rodrigues de, Oliveira, Hermeson Cassiano de, Fernandes Peralta, Denilson & Mendes da Coceição, Gonçalo, 2018, Acrocarpic mosses (Bryophyta) of Chapada das Mesas National Park, Maranhão, Brazil, Check List 14 (6), pp. 967-975 : 973

Trichostomum brachydontium Bruch.

Highly variable with leaves sometimes being slender with a tapering tip. Leaves held at an angle of up to 45° or are recurved away from stem when moist, but crisp and incurved when dry, margins normally plane, but may be narrowly recurved. Habitat: decomposing tree trunks and rocks. Brazilian range: PA, RO, BA, PE, ES, PR.