Sematophyllaceae

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Sematophyllaceae
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Sematophyllaceae
Broth.
Genera

About 40, see text

Sematophyllaceae is a family of mosses, [1] [2] known commonly as signal mosses. [3] They grow on rocks in wet or humid places. [3] and are found nearly worldwide, especially in tropical and temperate regions. [4] There are about 150 species, which form yellow to yellow-green mats with reddish stems. [4]

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Genera

The family Sematophyllaceae contains the following genera: [2] [5]

Formerly included

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References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R. "Classification of extant moss genera". Classification of the Bryophyta. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2005 onwards. Sematophyllaceae. The Moss Families of the British Isles. Version: 21 June 2009.
  4. 1 2 Sematophyllaceae. Flora of North America. Volume 28.
  5. ↑ "Sematophyllaceae Broth". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
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