''Distichium'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of haplolepideous

moss 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 ...

es (

Dicranidae The Dicranidae are a widespread and diverse subclass of mosses in class Bryopsida, with many species of dry or disturbed areas. They are distinguished by their spores; the peristome Peristome (from the Greek ''peri'', meaning 'around' or 'about', ...

) in the monotypic

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Distichiaceae.

Taxonomy

The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family

Ditrichaceae Ditrichaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses ( Dicranidae) in the order Dicranales. Genera The family Ditrichaceae contains over twenty genera: *'' Astomiopsis'' *'' Bryomanginia'' *''Ceratodon'' *'' Cheilothela'' *'' Cladastomum ...

. However, phylogenetic analyses have found Ditrichaceae to be polyphyletic and ''Distichium'' part of a protohaplolepidous grade of early branching lineages in

. Based on these studies ''Distichium'' was restored to Distichiaceae, where it was originally placed by Schimper (1860).

Species

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Distichium asperrimum ''Distichium'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Distichiaceae. Taxonomy The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. However, phylogenetic analyses have found D ...

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Distichium austroinclinatum ''Distichium'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Distichiaceae. Taxonomy The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. However, phylogenetic analyses have found D ...

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Distichium brachyphyllum ''Distichium'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Distichiaceae. Taxonomy The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. However, phylogenetic analyses have found D ...

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Distichium brachystegium ''Distichium'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Distichiaceae. Taxonomy The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. However, phylogenetic analyses have found D ...

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Distichium brevifolium ''Distichium'' is a genus of Peristome#In mosses, haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family (biology), family Distichiaceae. Taxonomy The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. Howev ...

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Distichium brevisetum ''Distichium'' is a genus of Peristome#In mosses, haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family (biology), family Distichiaceae. Taxonomy The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. Howev ...

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Distichium bryoxiphioidium ''Distichium'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Distichiaceae. Taxonomy The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. However, phylogenetic analyses have found ...

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Distichium capillaceum ''Distichium capillaceum'' is a species of moss belonging to the family Ditrichaceae. It has cosmopolitan distribution. References

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Distichium crispatum ''Distichium'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Distichiaceae. Taxonomy The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. However, phylogenetic analyses have found ...

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Distichium hagenii ''Distichium'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Distichiaceae. Taxonomy The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. However, phylogenetic analyses have found D ...

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Distichium inclinatum ''Distichium'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Distichiaceae. Taxonomy The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. However, phylogenetic analyses have found D ...

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Distichium lorentzii ''Distichium'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Distichiaceae. Taxonomy The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. However, phylogenetic analyses have found D ...

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Distichium remotifolium ''Distichium'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Distichiaceae. Taxonomy The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. However, phylogenetic analyses have found D ...

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Distichium setifolium ''Distichium'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Distichiaceae. Taxonomy The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. However, phylogenetic analyses have found D ...

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Distichium strictifolium ''Distichium'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Distichiaceae. Taxonomy The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. However, phylogenetic analyses have found D ...

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Distichium vernicosum ''Distichium'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Distichiaceae. Taxonomy The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. However, phylogenetic analyses have found D ...

References

Moss genera Bryopsida {{bryophyte-stub