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Lepyrodontopsis is a monospecific genus of disputed taxonomy. It has been variously placed in Meteoriaceae and Brachytheciaceae, which are regarded as sister families.
The only accepted species within Lepyrodontopsis is L. trichophylla. One invalid species was described and placed within Lepyrodontopsis, but the description gives no type specimen and lacks a Latin diagnosis.
Lepyrodontopsis is limited to the Neotropics. It has been recorded in the Tropical Andes, the Dominican Republic, the elfin woodland of Jamaica and Puerto Rico, Montserrat, and other West Indian islands. In moist environments of the West Indies, it is both widespread and frequently dominant among epiphytic communities, but its range outside of the Antilles is limited.
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