Gemmabryum | |
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Gemmabryum caespiticium | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Bryopsida |
Subclass: | Bryidae |
Order: | Bryales |
Family: | Bryaceae |
Genus: | Gemmabryum J.R. Spence & H.P. Ramsay [1] |
Species | |
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Gemmabryum is a genus of moss in the family Bryaceae. [1] It was separated from the genera Bryum and Brachymenium in 2005. It has been argued that the correct name for the genus is Osculatia.
The genus Gemmabryum was first described by J. R. Spence and H. P. Ramsay in 2005. Species previously placed in three sections of the genus Bryum and one section of the genus Brachymenium were transferred to the new genus, [2] which is accepted by the World Flora Online database as of March 2024 [update] . [1] Other sources retain the genus Bryum. [3] In 2018, it was argued that the genus name OsculatiaDe Not. had priority for this segregate of Bryum and Brachymenium. [4]
As of March 2024 [update] , World Flora Online accepted the following species: [1]
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Ditrichum is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Ditrichaceae.
Grimmiaceae is a family of mosses in the order Grimmiales.
Schistidium is a plant genus in the moss family Grimmiaceae.
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Thuidium is a genus of moss in the family Thuidiaceae. The name comes from the genus Thuja and the Latin suffix -idium, meaning diminutive. This is due to its resemblance to small cedar trees.
Leucobryum is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Leucobryaceae. The name comes from the Greek leukos, meaning white, and bryon, meaning moss.
Octoblepharum is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Octoblepharaceae . The genus Octoblepharum was previously placed in family Calymperaceae.
Syntrichia is a large, cosmopolitan genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. The genus name is of Greek origin for "with" and "hair", referring to the "twisted peristome united by a basal membrane".
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Rhynchostegium is a genus of pleurocarpous mosses belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution across different climatological regions except the polar regions, mostly in tropic to north temperate regions. The genus contains both aquatic and terrestrial species. The genus was named for their rostrate opercula. The type species of this genus is Rhynchostegium confertum (Dicks.) Schimp.
Trichostomum is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Pottiaceae.
Rhodobryum is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Bryaceae.
Pylaisia is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Pylaisiaceae.
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