''Ceratodon'' is a genus of
mosses
Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) ''sensu stricto''. Bryophyta ('' sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and h ...
belonging to the family
Ditrichaceae
Ditrichaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses ( Dicranidae) in the order Dicranales.
Genera
The family Ditrichaceae contains over twenty genera:
*'' Astomiopsis''
*'' Bryomanginia''
*''Ceratodon''
*'' Cheilothela''
*'' Cladastomum ...
.
The genus was first described by Samuel Elisée Bridel-Brideri.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''
Ceratodon conicus
''Ceratodon'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Ditrichaceae.
The genus was first described by Samuel Elisée Bridel-Brideri.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the ...
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Ceratodon purpureus
''Ceratodon purpureus'' is a dioicous moss with a color ranging from yellow-green to red. The height amounts to 3 centimeters. It is found worldwide, mainly in urban areas and next to roads on dry sand soils. It can grow in a very wide variety of ...
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References
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Dicranales
Moss genera