Bryidae is an important subclass of
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 '' ...
. It is common throughout the whole world. Members have a double
peristome
Peristome (from the Greek language, Greek ''peri'', meaning 'around' or 'about', and ''stoma'', 'mouth') is an anatomical feature that surrounds an opening to an organ or structure. Some plants, fungi, and shelled gastropods have peristomes.
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with alternating tooth segments.
Classification
The classification of the Bryidae.
[Buck, William R. & Bernard Goffinet. 2000. "Morphology and classification of mosses", pages 71-123 ''in'' A. Jonathan Shaw & Bernard Goffinet (Eds.), ''Bryophyte Biology''. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press). .]
Superorder: Bryanae
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Bartramiales
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Bryales
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Hedwigiales
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Orthotrichales
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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 families are included in the order. These are the Rhizogoniaceae a ...
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Splachnales
Splachnales is an order of Bryophyta or leafy moss
Mosses are small, non-vascular plant, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic phylum, division Bryophyta (, ) ''sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Wilhelm Philippe Schimpe ...
Superorder: Hypnanae
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Hypnodendrales
Hypnodendrales is an order of mosses.
Description
Species in the order are robust pleurocarpous mosses that are epiphytic
An epiphyte is a plant or plant-like organism that grows on the surface of another plant and derives its moisture and ...
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Ptychomniales
Ptychomniales is an order of mosses in the subclass Bryidae.
References
External links
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''Ptychomniales''at Tropicos
Tropicos is an online botanical database containing taxonomic information on plants, mainly from the Neotrop ...
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Hookeriales
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Hypnales
References
Plant subclasses
Bryopsida
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