Ptychostomum | |
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Ptychostomum pseudotriquetrum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Bryopsida |
Subclass: | Bryidae |
Order: | Bryales |
Family: | Bryaceae |
Genus: | Ptychostomum Hornsch. |
Ptychostomum is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Bryaceae. It has an almost cosmopolitan distribution. [1] It has two subgenera, Psychostomum (Ptychostomum) and Psychostomum (Cladodium). [2] [3]
The following species are recognised in the genus Ptychostomum: [1] [4] [5]
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