New records of Pottiaceae (Bryophyta) for South America

Didymodon asperifolius and Globulinella globifera are reported for the first time for South America, from Bolivia and Ecuador, respectively. New country records for South America are reported for 16 taxa of Pottiaceae: Aloinella galeata var. galeata (Ecuador and Peru), Barbula arcuata (Argentina), B. indica var. gregaria (Ecuador), Bryoerythrophyllum bolivianum (Chile), B. campylocarpum (Peru), Didymodon patagonicus (Bolivia), D. rigidulus var. rigidulus (Bolivia), Globulinella benoistii (Peru), Plaubelia sprengelii (Bolivia), Saitobryum lorentzii (Bolivia), Scopelophila cataractae (Bolivia), Syntrichia ammonsiana (Bolivia), Trichostomum sinaloense (Bolivia, Colombia, and Paraguay), Uleobryum peruvianum (Paraguay), Weissia jamaicensis (Bolivia) and Willia brachychaete (Chile).