''Trematodon'' 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 ...

belonging to the family

Bruchiaceae Bruchiaceae is a family of Peristome#In_mosses, haplolepideous mosses in subclass Dicranidae. The family was previously placed in the order Dicranales, but are now placed in their own monotypic order, Bruchiales. These moses have the greatest o ...

. The genus was first described by

André Michaux André Michaux (' → ahn- mee-; sometimes Anglicisation, anglicised as Andrew Michaud; 8 March 174611 October 1802) was a French botanist and explorer. He is most noted for his study of North American flora. In addition Michaux collected specime ...

. The genus has

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 ...

. Species: * '' Trematodon ambiguus'' Hornschuch, 1819

References

Bruchiaceae Moss genera {{dicranidae-stub