Rhizogoniales is an
order
Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to:
* A socio-political or established or existing order, e.g. World order, Ancien Regime, Pax Britannica
* Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood
...
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 ...
in the
Bryopsida
The Bryopsida constitute the largest class of mosses, containing 95% of all moss species. It consists of approximately 11,500 species, common throughout the whole world.
The group is distinguished by having spore capsules with teeth that are '' ...
.
Description
Most of the taxa within the order are basal-branching
pleurocarps.
Taxonomy
Two families are included in the order. These are the
Rhizogoniaceae
Rhizogoniaceae is a family of mosses in the order Rhizogoniales
Rhizogoniales is an order (biology), order of mosses in the Bryopsida.
Description
Most of the taxa within the order are basal-branching pleurocarpous, pleurocarps.
Taxonomy
Two ...
and
Calomniaceae
''Calomnion'' is a genus of mosses in the family Rhizogoniaceae. They have been reported from Australia, New Zealand, Polynesia, Melanesia, New Guinea, and eastern Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in ...
.
Family Calomniaceae
* ''
Calomnion
''Calomnion'' is a genus of mosses in the family Rhizogoniaceae. They have been reported from Australia, New Zealand, Polynesia, Melanesia, New Guinea, and eastern Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in ...
''
Hook. f. & Wilson
* ''
Cryptopodium''
Brid.
* ''
Pyrrhobryum''
Mitt.
Family Rhizogoniaceae
* ''
Goniobryum''
Lindb.
* ''
Rhizogonium''
Brid.
References
Bryanae
Moss orders
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