''Timmiella'' 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
Timmiellaceae
Timmiellaceae is a family (biology), family of Peristome#In mosses, haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae). It contains two genera, ''Luisierella'' and ''Timmiella'', that were formerly place in family Pottiaceae.
Taxonomy
The genera ''Luisierella' ...
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The genus has an almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
The genus was previously classified in the family
Pottiaceae until molecular phylogenetic analysis was completed in 2014.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Timmiella'':
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Timmiella acaulon''
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Timmiella anomala''
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Timmiella barbuloides''
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Timmiella brevidens''
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Timmiella cameruniae''
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Timmiella corniculata''
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Timmiella crassinervis''
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Timmiella diminuta''
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Timmiella flexiseta''
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Timmiella pelindaba''
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Timmiella subintegra''
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Timmiella umbrosa''
References
Moss genera
Timmiellaceae
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