Fissidens

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Fissidens
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Fissidens dubius
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Dicranales
Family: Fissidentaceae
Genus: Fissidens
Hedw.
Synonyms [1] [2]
  • HeterodonRaf.
  • MoenkemeyeraMüll. Hal.
  • OctodicerasBrid.
  • Polypodiopsis(Müll. Hal.) A. Jaeger
  • SimplicidensHerzog

Fissidens is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Fissidentaceae.

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References

  1. ↑ Pursell, Ronald A. (1994). "Taxonomic Notes on Neotropical Fissidens". Bryologist. 97 (3): 253–27. doi:10.2307/3243456. JSTOR   3243456.
  2. ↑ Pursell, Ronald A.; Bruggeman-Nannenga, Maria A. (2004). "A Revision of the Infrageneric Taxa of Fissidens". The Bryologist. 107 (1): 1–20. doi:10.1639/0007-2745(2004)107[1:AROTIT]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR   3244563.


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