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|accepted_name=Catoscopium nigritum
|accepted_authority=(Hedwig) Bridel
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Bryol. Univ.
|place=1: 368. 1826
|year=1826
}}
|special_status={{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=F
|label=Selected by author to be illustrated
}}
|basionyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Weissia nigrita
|authority=Hedwig
}}
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Catoscopiaceae;Catoscopium;Catoscopium nigritum
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Catoscopiaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Catoscopium]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Catoscopium nigritum]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 28
|mention_page=page 36
|treatment_page=page 35
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Plants </b>to 6 cm. <b>Stem</b> leaves erect-spreading, 3-ranked, flexuose when dry, 0.8–1.5 mm; basal laminal cells oblong to elongate; distal cells quadrate to short-rectangular. <b>Perichaetial</b> leaves somewhat larger than stem leaves. <b>Seta</b> 0.8–2.4 cm. <b>Capsule</b> 0.6–1 mm; exostome teeth lanceolate, incurved, truncate. <b>Spores</b> 33–48 µm.</span><!--

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|phenology=Capsules mature summer.
|habitat=Edges of pools in calcareous rich fens
|elevation=low elevations
|distribution=Greenland;Alta.;B.C.;Man.;N.B.;Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.);N.W.T.;Nunavut;Ont.;Que.;Sask.;Yukon;Alaska;Calif.;Ind.;Iowa;Mich.;Minn.;Mont.;N.Y.;Europe;Asia;Atlantic Islands (Iceland).
|discussion=<p><i>Catoscopium nigritum</i> is characterized by its dense turfs of reddish black stems with erect, lanceolate leaves. When fertile, the small, shiny, black capsules with small mouth, reduced peristome, and inclined posture clearly define the species.</p>
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name=Catoscopium nigritum
|author=
|authority=(Hedwig) Bridel
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=
|basionyms=Weissia nigrita
|family=Catoscopiaceae
|phenology=Capsules mature summer.
|habitat=Edges of pools in calcareous rich fens
|elevation=low elevations
|distribution=Greenland;Alta.;B.C.;Man.;N.B.;Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.);N.W.T.;Nunavut;Ont.;Que.;Sask.;Yukon;Alaska;Calif.;Ind.;Iowa;Mich.;Minn.;Mont.;N.Y.;Europe;Asia;Atlantic Islands (Iceland).
|reference=None
|publication title=Bryol. Univ.
|publication year=1826
|special status=Selected by author to be illustrated
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|genus=Catoscopium
|species=Catoscopium nigritum
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