Amblystegiaceae is a family of
moss
Mosses are small, non-vascular plant, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic phylum, division Bryophyta (, ) ''sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Wilhelm Philippe Schimper, Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryo ...
es. It includes 20 to 30
genera
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial s ...
with a total of up to 150 species.
[Amblystegiaceae.]
Flora of North America. Volume 28. They occur nearly worldwide, growing in tropical, temperate, and subpolar regions.
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These mosses are small to large in size and are yellow, green, or brown in color.][ Some are aquatic and some terrestrial. Most occur in wet habitat types. Many occur in substrates with a basic pH, but some grow in neutral to acidic substrates.
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Genera
Genera include:
Formerly included
*'' Acrocladium'' Mitt.1869 – now in Acrocladiaceae
*'' Apterygium'' Kindb.1885 – synonym of '' Platydictya''
*'' Callialaria'' Ochyra1989 – synonym of '' Cratoneuron''
*'' Calliergidium'' Grout1929 – synonym of '' Drepanocladus''
*'' Campyliadelphus'' (Kindb.) R.S. Chopra1975 – synonym of '' Campylium''
*'' Donrichardsia'' H.A. Crum & L.E. Anderson1979 – now in Brachytheciaceae
Brachytheciaceae is a family of mosses from the order Hypnales. The family includes over 40 genera and 250 species.
Description
The family consists of pleurocarpous mosses with very diverse appearances. They are irregular or pinnately branche ...
*'' Hamatocaulis'' Hedenäs1989 – now in Scorpidiaceae
*'' Hygrohypnella'' Ignatov & Ignatova2004 – now in Scorpidiaceae
*†'' Hypnites'' Ettingsh.1855 – now in Tricostaceae
*'' Hypnobartlettia'' Ochyra1985 – synonym of '' Cratoneuropsis''
*'' Limprichtia'' Loeske1907 – synonym of '' Scorpidium''
*'' Loeskypnum'' H.K.G. Paul1918 – now in Calliergonaceae
*†'' Neocalliergon'' R.S. Williams1930 – now in Tricostaceae
*'' Ochyraea'' Váňa1986 – synonym of '' Platyhypnum''
*'' Orthotheciella'' (Müll. Hal.) Ochyra1998 – synonym of '' Cratoneuropsis''
*'' Platydictya'' Berk.1863 – now in Plagiotheciaceae
*'' Platylomella'' A.L. Andrews1950 – now in Leskeaceae
*'' Pseudocalliergon'' (Limpr.) Loeske1907 – synonym of '' Drepanocladus''
*'' Pseudohygrohypnum'' Kanda1976 977
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Events
By place Europe
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*'' Richardsiopsis'' Ochyra1986 – synonym of '' Drepanocladus''
*'' Sanionia'' Loeske1907 – now in Scorpidiaceae
*'' Sarmentypnum'' Tuom. & T.J. Kop.1979 – now in Calliergonaceae
*'' Sciaromiella'' Ochyra1986 – synonym of '' Vittia''
*'' Sciaromiopsis'' Broth.1924 – synonym of '' Brachythecium''
*'' Scorpidium'' (Schimp.) Limpr.1899 – now in Scorpidiaceae
*'' Sinocalliergon'' Sakurai1949 – synonym of '' Hydrogonium''
*'' Straminergon'' Hedenäs1993 – now in Calliergonaceae
*'' Warnstorfia'' Loeske1907 – now in Calliergonaceae
References
External links
Amblystegiaceae
Montana Field Guide.
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