''Antitrichia'' 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 ho ...
belonging to the family
Leucodontaceae with a
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Antitrichia'':
* ''
Antitrichia californica''
Sullivant
* ''
Antitrichia curtipendula
''Antitrichia curtipendula'' (also known as pendulous wing moss or hanging moss) is a species of Hypnales, feather-moss found predominantly in western North America and the western coast of Europe.
Description
''Antitrichia curtipendula'' has d ...
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Bridel
* ''
Antitrichia kilimandscharica''
Brotherus
* ''
Antitrichia pseudocalifornia''
Kindb.
References
Leucodontaceae
Moss genera
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