''Taxiphyllum'' is a genus of
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 in the family
Hypnaceae
Hypnaceae is a large family of moss with broad worldwide occurrence in the class Bryopsida, subclass Bryidae and order Hypnales. Genera include ''Hypnum'', ''Phyllodon (plant), Phyllodon'', and ''Taxiphyllum''.
Ecology
Some of the family species ...
.
Description
Moss in the genera are generally medium to large sized and mat forming. Stems are glossy and creeping.
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Species are native to North America, South America, Africa, and on islands in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. Specifically, they have been found in the ]United States
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, Mexico
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, West Indies
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, Guatemala
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, India
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, Japan
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, Madagascar
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, Philippines
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, and Australia
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'']Taxiphyllum barbieri
''Taxiphyllum barbieri'', known as Java moss or Bogor moss, is a moss belonging to the family Hypnaceae. Native to Southeast Asia, it is commonly used in freshwater aquariums. It attaches to Rock (geology), rocks, roots, and driftwood. In the wil ...
'' is economically important as a common plant used in freshwater aquariums. It is sold under the name 'Java moss'.
Species
Species adapted from The Plant List
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;Taxiphyllum barbieri
''Taxiphyllum barbieri'', known as Java moss or Bogor moss, is a moss belonging to the family Hypnaceae. Native to Southeast Asia, it is commonly used in freshwater aquariums. It attaches to Rock (geology), rocks, roots, and driftwood. In the wil ...
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*'' Taxiphyllum cavernicola''
*'' Taxiphyllum cuspidifolium''
*'' Taxiphyllum densifolium''
*'' Taxiphyllum deplanatum''
*'' Taxiphyllum eberhardtii''
*'' Taxiphyllum elegantifrons''
*'' Taxiphyllum eximium''
*'' Taxiphyllum geophilum''
*'' Taxiphyllum giraldii''
*'' Taxiphyllum gracile''
*'' Taxiphyllum hisauchii''
*'' Taxiphyllum isopterygioides''
*'' Taxiphyllum kuroiwae''
*'' Taxiphyllum laevifolium''
*'' Taxiphyllum ligulaefolium''
*'' Taxiphyllum mariannae''
*'' Taxiphyllum minutirameum''
*'' Taxiphyllum moutieri''
*'' Taxiphyllum nitidum''
*'' Taxiphyllum papuanum''
*'' Taxiphyllum pilosum''
*'' Taxiphyllum planifrons''
*'' Taxiphyllum prostratum''
*'' Taxiphyllum robusticaule''
*'' Taxiphyllum robustum''
*'' Taxiphyllum sadoense''
*'' Taxiphyllum scalpellifolium''
*'' Taxiphyllum schweinfurthii''
*'' Taxiphyllum serrulatum''
*'' Taxiphyllum splendescens''
*'' Taxiphyllum squamatulum''
*'' Taxiphyllum subarcuatum''
*'' Taxiphyllum subassimile''
*'' Taxiphyllum taxirameum''
*'' Taxiphyllum torrentium''
*'' Taxiphyllum tsunodae''
*'' Taxiphyllum wissgrillii''
References
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Hypnaceae
Moss genera