Zoopsis nitida

Zoopsis nitida is a species of liverwort in the family Lepidoziaceae.

The species was first described by David Glenny, John E. Braggins and Rudolf M. Schuster in 1997.

[1] The species epithet nitida refers to the shiny appearance of fresh specimens.

[2] It can be distinguished from other New Zealand liverwort species by its lack of lateral leaves on mature plant stems.

[1] The holotype of the species was collected during the 10th John Child Bryological Workshop, held in the Waipoua Forest of the Northland Region in November 1994, found among rotting bark of northern rātā roots, alongside the Acrobolbaceae liverwort Saccogynidium australe.