Funariales is an
order
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* Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of ...
containing 356 species,26 genera and 7 families.
1.Gigaspermaceae 2.
Funariaceae
The Funariaceae are a family of mosses in the order Funariales. About 303 species are included in the family, with 200 species in ''Funaria'' and another 80 classified in ''Physcomitrium
''Physcomitrium'' is a genus of mosses, commonly calle ...
3.
Disceliaceae
''Discelium'' is the only genus of moss in the family Disceliaceae; it contains the single species ''Discelium nudum'', the flag-moss. This species is rare, but is widely distributed in cool and temperate climates of the Northern Hemisphere
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4.
Oedipodiacea
5.
Splachaceae 6.
Ephemeraceae
7.
Splachnobryaceae
The members are small,annual or biennial land mosses.
Families
The order contains 7 families:
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Funariaceae
The Funariaceae are a family of mosses in the order Funariales. About 303 species are included in the family, with 200 species in ''Funaria'' and another 80 classified in ''Physcomitrium
''Physcomitrium'' is a genus of mosses, commonly calle ...
(ca. 300 species)
The family
Disceliaceae
''Discelium'' is the only genus of moss in the family Disceliaceae; it contains the single species ''Discelium nudum'', the flag-moss. This species is rare, but is widely distributed in cool and temperate climates of the Northern Hemisphere
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and its only species, ''
Discelium nudum'', was formerly placed in this order,
but is now placed in its own order,
Disceliales.
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References
Moss orders
Monotypic plant orders
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