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 ''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.
In mosses
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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
Bartramiales is an order of moss.
Taxonomy
The order Bartramiales contains a single family with nine genera.
Family Bartramiaceae
*'' Anacolia''
*'' Bartramia''
*'' Breutelia''
*'' Conostomum''
*'' Flowersia''
*'' Leiomela''
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Bryales
Bryales is an order (biology), order of mosses.
Taxonomy
The order Bryales includes the following five family (biology), families:
* Bryaceae
* Leptostomataceae
* Mniaceae
* Phyllodrepaniaceae
* Pulchrinodaceae
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Hedwigiales
Hedwigiales is an order of mosses. It is named after Johannes Hedwig (1730-1799), the founder of modern bryology.
Description
They are a medium to large size acrocarpous moss with irregular branching. A midrib is not normally present in the le ...
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Orthotrichales
Orthotrichaceae is the only family of mosses in the order Orthotrichales. Many species in the family are epiphytic.
Classification
*''Cardotiella''
*''Ceuthotheca''
*''Codonoblepharon''
*''Desmotheca''
*''Florschuetziella''
*''Groutiella''
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Rhizogoniales
Rhizogoniales is an order of mosses in the 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 dist ...
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Splachnales
Splachnales is the botanical name of an order of Bryophyta or leafy mosses.
References
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Moss orders
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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. They are generally characterized by basally reiterating stems or stipes with secondary branching towards the apex. The o ...
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Ptychomniales
Ptychomniales is an order of mosses in the subclass Bryidae.
References
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''Ptychomniales''at Tropicos
Tropicos is an online botanical database containing taxonomic information on plants, mainly from the Neotropica ...
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Hookeriales
Hookeriales is the botanical name of an order of Bryophyta or leafy mosses. Named for William Jackson Hooker, it is composed of mainly subtropical and tropical species of mosses with generally complanate and asymmetrical leaves.
Families
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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 ...
References
Plant subclasses
Bryopsida
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