Thuidiaceae is a family of mosses within the order
Hypnales
Hypnales is the botanical name of an order of Bryophyta or leafy mosses. This group is sometimes called feather mosses, referring to their freely branched stems. The order includes more than 40 families and more than 4,000 species, making them ...
. It includes many genera but the classification may need to be refined. The core genera are ''
Thuidium
''Thuidium'' is a genus of moss in the family Thuidiaceae. The name comes from the genus ''Thuja'' and the Latin suffix -idium, meaning diminutive. This is due to its resemblance to small cedar trees.
Description
Members of the genus are charac ...
'', ''
Thuidiopsis'', ''
Pelekium'', ''
Aequatoriella'', ''
Abietinella'', ''
Rauiella'', ''
Haplocladium'' and ''
Actinothuidium'' form a clade but others currently placed in the family may belong elsewhere.
Species include ''
Thuidiopsis sparsa'' and ''
Abietinella abietina''
Genera
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Description
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accepts the following genera:
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Abietinella'' (1 species)
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Boulaya'' (1 species)
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Bryonoguchia'' (1 species)
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Echinophyllum'' (1 species)
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Fauriella'' (5 species)
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Herpetineuron'' (1 species)
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Indothuidium'' (1 species)
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Inouethuidium'' (1 species)
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Orthothuidium'' (1 species)
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Pelekium'' (33 species)
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Rauiella'' (6 species)
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Thuidiopsis'' (4 species)
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Thuidium
''Thuidium'' is a genus of moss in the family Thuidiaceae. The name comes from the genus ''Thuja'' and the Latin suffix -idium, meaning diminutive. This is due to its resemblance to small cedar trees.
Description
Members of the genus are charac ...
'' (57 species)
References
External links
Thuidiaceae
Moss families
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