Gigaspermum

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Gigaspermum
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Gigaspermum repens in Australia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Order: Gigaspermales
Family: Gigaspermaceae
Genus: Gigaspermum
Lindb.
Type species
Gigaspermum repens
(Hook.) Lindb. [1]
Species

Four species, see text

Gigaspermum is a genus of moss in the family Gigaspermaceae. It contains four species. [2] [3] [4]

Species

The genus Gigaspermum contains four species. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Gigaspermum Lindb". Tropicos . Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R. (31 March 2020). "Classification of extant moss genera". Classification of the Bryophyta. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Gigaspermum Lindb". World Flora Online . Retrieved 15 April 2020.


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