| Aulacomniaceae | |
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| Aulacomnium palustre | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Rhizogoniales |
| Family: | Aulacomniaceae Schimp. |
| Genera | |
See Classification | |
| Aulacomniaceae | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Aulacomnium palustre | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Rhizogoniales |
| Family: | Aulacomniaceae Schimp. |
| Genera | |
See Classification | |
Bell et al. (2007) describes members of the family:
The placement of the family has been subject to much revision. The family was first described by Wilhelm Philippe Schimper in his 1860 publication Synopsis Muscorum Europaeorum. [3] Bell et al. (2007) elevated the family to the order Aulacomniales. [2] However, the Goffinet et al. (2009) classification places the family within the Rhizogoniales. [1]
The genera represented by the order are:
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