| Classification | Pottiaceae: Merceyopsis | 
| Classification 1 | Pottiaceae: Scopelophila | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s) | 00213718 | 
| Type Status | Type | 
| Collector | Y. E. J. Mexia | 
| Collector number | 1568a | 
| Country | Mexico | 
| State | Jalisco | 
| Geography | North America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Mexico: Jalisco | 
| Locality | Sierra Madre Mountains, San Sebastian, east of Segundo Arroyo, growing on steep rock, 1500 m. | 
| Date Collected | 1927-01-25 | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/f3c599d5-11a8-4f8e-a1ea-05323d4305c6 | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00213718 | 
| Herbarium | FH | 
| Family | Pottiaceae | 
| Type Status | Type | 
| Type of | Merceyopsis mexicana E. B. Bartram | 
| Taxon Reference | (for  Merceyopsis mexicana E. B. Bartram) J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 1928. 18: 577. | 
| Family | Pottiaceae | 
| Determination | Scopelophila cataractae (Mitten) Brotherus | 
| Determined by | J. Shaw | 
| Determination Remarks | [current name] | 
| Sex | not determined | 
| Phenology | NotDetermined | 
| Preparation Type | Packet | 
| Preparation Method | Dried |