| Name | Tortula fragilis Taylor |
| Authorship | Taylor |
| Rank | Species |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Tortula Hedwig |
| Contains | Tortula fragilis f. furcata Paris |
| Citation | 1847 London J. Bot. 6: 333 |
| Holdings | 67 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Tortula fragilis Taylor |
| Identification made in | [no date] (62), 1977 (2), 1984 (3) |