''Octoblepharum'' is a
genus
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of
haplolepideous 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 (
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 teeth are haplolepideous with a 4:2:3 formula, and an exostome ...
) in the monotypic
family
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Octoblepharaceae .
The genus ''Octoblepharum'' was previously placed in family
Calymperaceae
Calymperaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the order Dicranales.
Genera
The family Calymperaceae contains seven genera:
*'' Arthrocormus''
*'' Calymperes''
*'' Exodictyon''
*'' Exostratum''
*'' Leucophanes''
*'' M ...
.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
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Octoblepharum africanum''
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Octoblepharum albidum''
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Octoblepharum ampullaceum''
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Octoblepharum arthrocormoides''
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Octoblepharum asperum''
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Octoblepharum blumii''
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Octoblepharum brevisetum
''Octoblepharum'' is a genus of Peristome#In_mosses, haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family (biology), family Octoblepharaceae . The genus ''Octoblepharum'' was previously placed in family Calymperaceae.
Species
The genus co ...
''
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Octoblepharum cocuiense''
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Octoblepharum costatum''
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Octoblepharum cylindricum''
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Octoblepharum densifolium''
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Octoblepharum dentatum''
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Octoblepharum depressum''
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Octoblepharum ekmanii''
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Octoblepharum erectifolium''
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Octoblepharum exiguum''
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Octoblepharum incrassatum''
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Octoblepharum leptoneuron''
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Octoblepharum leucobryoides''
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Octoblepharum octoblepharoides''
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Octoblepharum papillosum''
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Octoblepharum pulvinatum''
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Octoblepharum rhaphidostegium''
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Octoblepharum schimperi''
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Octoblepharum scolopendrium''
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Octoblepharum squarrosum''
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Octoblepharum stramineum''
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Octoblepharum tatei''
References
Moss families
Dicranales
Taxa named by Johann Hedwig
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