Tayloria (plant)

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Tayloria
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Tayloria serrata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Superorder: Bryanae
Order: Splachnales
Family: Splachnaceae
Genus: Tayloria
Hook. [1816]  [1]

Tayloria is a genus of mosses in the family Splachnaceae. [2] It comprises 45 species, divided among 6 subgenera: [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Paul Marino, Robert Raguso & Bernard Goffinet (2009). "The ecology and evolution of fly dispersed dung mosses (family Splachnaceae): manipulating insect behaviour through odour and visual cues". Symbiosis . 47 (2): 61–76. doi:10.1007/BF03182289. S2CID   36557683.