According to the characteristics of spore germination and protonemal development P.sinense is confirmed in P.sinense and in accordance with Nishida classification of spore germination types of moss plants to belong to Ptychomitrium-type.

• 根据中华缩叶藓的孢子萌发和原丝体发育特征；并参照Nishida对藓类植物孢子萌发类型的划分；确定中华缩叶藓的萌发孢子型应属于缩叶藓型(Ptychomitrium-type).