''Catoscopium'' is a
genus of
haplolepideous moss
Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and hor ...
es (
Dicranidae
The Dicranidae are a widespread and diverse subclass of mosses in class Bryopsida, with many species of dry or disturbed areas. They are distinguished by their spores; the peristome Peristome (from the Greek ''peri'', meaning 'around' or 'about', ...
) in the monotypic
family Catoscopiaceae .
Taxonomy
The family Catoscopiaceae has traditionally been considered part order
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
The order used to be de ...
.
However, phylogenetic analyses have found ''Catoscopium'' to be the earliest branching group in
Dicranidae
The Dicranidae are a widespread and diverse subclass of mosses in class Bryopsida, with many species of dry or disturbed areas. They are distinguished by their spores; the peristome Peristome (from the Greek ''peri'', meaning 'around' or 'about', ...
, as part of a grade of protohaplolepidous lineages.
Catoscopiaceae are not currently assigned to an
order
Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to:
* Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood
* Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...
.
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Species
The genus contains the following species:Catoscopium martianum
''Catoscopium'' is a genus of Peristome#In_mosses, haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family (biology), family Catoscopiaceae .
Taxonomy
The family Catoscopiaceae has traditionally been considered part order Bryales. However, p ...
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*''Catoscopium nigritum
''Catoscopium'' is a genus of Peristome#In_mosses, haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family (biology), family Catoscopiaceae .
Taxonomy
The family Catoscopiaceae has traditionally been considered part order Bryales. However, p ...
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References
Moss families
Bryopsida
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