''Aulacomnium'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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 ...
of the family
Aulacomniaceae
Aulacomniaceae is a family of mosses.
Description
Bell et al. (2007) describes members of the family:
*"Morphological traits shared by these taxa include sulcate capsules, deciduous apical leaves, undulate, oblong-ovate and asymmetrical leaves ...
, with a circumpolar distribution.
Species
Species currently accepted by
The Plant List
The Plant List was a list of botanical names of species of plants created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden and launched in 2010. It was intended to be a comprehensive record of all known names of plant specie ...
are as follows:
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Aulacomnium acuminatum'' (Lindb. & Arnell) Kindb.
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Aulacomnium androgynum'' (Hedw.) Schwägr.
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Aulacomnium arenopaludosum'' M.F. Boiko
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Aulacomnium heterostichoides'' Janssens, D.G. Horton & Basinger
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Aulacomnium heterostichum'' (Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp.
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Aulacomnium palustre
''Aulacomnium'' is a genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV cl ...
'' (Hedw.) Schwägr.
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Aulacomnium papillosum'' (Müll. Hal.) A. Jaeger
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Aulacomnium pentastichum'' Mont.
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Aulacomnium stolonaceum'' Müll. Hal.
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Aulacomnium turgidum'' (Wahlenb.) Schwägr.
References
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Aulacomniaceae
Moss genera