''Amblyodon'' 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

Meesiaceae Meesiaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Splachnales. Genera: * ''Amblyodon'' P.Beauv. * '' Diplocomium'' F.Web. & D.Mohr * ''Meesia'' Hedw. * '' Neomeesia'' Deguchi * ''Paludella ''Paludella'' is a genus of mosses belonging to ...

. The genus was first described by

Palisot de Beauvois Ambroise Marie François Joseph Palisot, Baron de Beauvois (27 July 1752, in Arras – 21 January 1820, in Paris) was a French naturalist and zoologist. Palisot collected insects in Oware, Benin, Saint Domingue, and the United States, from 17 ...

. The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America. Species: * ''

Amblyodon dealbatus ''Amblyodon dealbatus'', short-tooth hump-moss, is a species of mosses belonging to the family Meesiaceae. It is native to Europe and Northern America Northern America is the northernmost subregion of North America. The boundaries may be ...

'' (Sw. ex Hedw.) P.Beauv.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q17304948 Splachnales Moss genera