''Distichium'' is a
genus
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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
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Distichiaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family
Ditrichaceae
Ditrichaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the order Dicranales.
Genera
The family Ditrichaceae contains over twenty genera:
*'' Astomiopsis''
*'' Bryomanginia''
*'' Ceratodon''
*'' Cheilothela''
*'' Cladastomum ...
.
However, phylogenetic analyses have found Ditrichaceae to be polyphyletic and ''Distichium'' part of a protohaplolepidous grade of early branching lineages 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', ...
.
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Species
The genus contains the following species:
References
Moss genera
Bryopsida
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