Gemmabryum dichotomum

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Gemmabryum dichotomum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Bryales
Family: Bryaceae
Genus: Gemmabryum
Species:
G. dichotomum
Binomial name
Gemmabryum dichotomum
(Hedw.) J.R. Spence & H.P. Ramsay
Synonyms [1]
  • Bryum dichotomumHedw.
  • Bryum urbanskyiBroth.

Gemmabryum dichotomum is a species of moss belonging to the family Bryaceae. [2]

It is native to Antarctica. [3]

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References

  1. "Gemmabryum dichotomum (Hedw.) J.R. Spence & H.P. Ramsay". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  2. "Bryum urbanskyi Broth". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  3. "Bryum urbanskyi Brotherus, 1906". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 4 February 2021.