Ditrichaceae

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Ditrichaceae
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Ditrichum heteromallum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Ditrichales
Family: Ditrichaceae
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Genera

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Ditrichaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses in subclass Dicranidae. [1] [2] The family was previously place in order Dicranales, [2] but it now placed in its own monotypic order, Ditrichales. [3]

Genera

The family Ditrichaceae contains over twenty genera: [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Goffinet, B.; Buck, W. R.; Shaw, A. J. (2008). "Morphology and Classification of the Bryophyta". In Goffinet, B.; Shaw, J. (eds.). Bryophyte Biology (2nd ed.). New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 55–138. ISBN   978-0-521-87225-6.
  2. 1 2 3 Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R. "Classification of extant moss genera". Classification of the Bryophyta. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. ↑ Brinda, John C.; Atwood, John J. (eds.). "A Classification of the Dicranidae". The Bryophyte Nomenclator. Retrieved 20 November 2024.


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