Pylaisia

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Pylaisia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Pylaisiaceae
Genus: Pylaisia
Bruch & Schimp.

Pylaisia is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Pylaisiaceae.

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. [1]

Species: [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Pylaisia Bruch & Schimp". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Hypnaceae Schimp". www.worldfloraonline.org/. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
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