''Dicranoloma'' is a genus of
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 in the family
Dicranaceae
Dicranaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in class Bryopsida. Species within this family are dioicous
Dioicy () is a sexual system where archegonia and antheridia are produced on separate gametophytes. It is one of the t ...
. The ''Dicranoloma'' mosses are distributed in the Southern Hemisphere, while the ''Dicranum'' mosses are found in the Northern Hemisphere. Species within this genus are
dioicous
Dioicy () is a sexual system where archegonia and antheridia are produced on separate gametophytes. It is one of the two main sexual systems in bryophytes. Both dioicous () and monoicous gametophytes produce gametes in gametangia by mitosis rathe ...
. Another genus in this family is ''
Campylopus
''Campylopus'' is a genus of 180 species of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Leucobryaceae. The name comes from the Greek ''campylos'', meaning curved, and ''pous'', meaning foot, referring to the setae which curve downwards.
Di ...
''. Example occurrences of the genus ''Dicranoloma'' is in the form of mats on beech/
podocarp forest floors of
New Zealand
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's northern
South Island
The South Island, also officially named , is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman ...
.
[C. Michael Hogan. 2009] ''
Dicranoloma dicarpum
''Dicranoloma dicarpum'' is relatively common moss which is widespread in the Southern Hemisphere. The genus ''Dicranoloma'' has 40 species, which share the features of long stems, wispy and twisted leaves, and large, erect capsules. The genus is ...
'' has a wide distribution in both hemispheres.
References
* C. Michael Hogan. 2009
''Crown Fern: Blechnum discolor'', Globaltwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg* New York Botanical Garden. 1913. ''North American flora'', Published by New York Botanical Garden, v. 15, pts. 1-2
Line notes
Moss genera
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