Catagoniaceae

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Catagoniaceae
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Catagoniaceae
W.R.Buck & Ireland
Genera

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Catagoniaceae is a small family of moss from the order, Hypnales. It is only found in South America and Oceania. [1]

Classification

It only contains 1 genus: [2]

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References

  1. "Catagoniaceae". gbif.org. Brazilian Flora 2020 project - Projeto Flora do Brasil 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  2. "Catagoniaceae W.R.Buck & Ireland". www.worldfloraonline.org/. Retrieved 28 May 2022.