Taxitheliella

Taxitheliella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Bryidae
Order:	Hypnales
Family:	Pylaisiadelphaceae
Genus:	Taxitheliella ; Goffinet & W.R. Buck
Species:	T. richardsii
Binomial name
	Taxitheliella richardsii; Dixon

Last updated November 16, 2024

Taxitheliella is a genus of mosses in family Pylaisadelphaceae.^[1]^[2] It is monotypic, containing the single species, Taxitheliella richardsii.

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References

↑ 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.
↑ Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R. (31 March 2020). "Classification of extant moss genera". Classification of the Bryophyta. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

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[Goffinet-2008-1] 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.

[Goffinet-2020-web-2] Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R. (31 March 2020). "Classification of extant moss genera". Classification of the Bryophyta. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

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