''Distichium'' 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 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:Distichium asperrimum
''Distichium'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Distichiaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. However, phylogenetic analyses have found D ...
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*''Distichium austroinclinatum
''Distichium'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Distichiaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. However, phylogenetic analyses have found D ...
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*''Distichium brachyphyllum
''Distichium'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Distichiaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. However, phylogenetic analyses have found D ...
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*''Distichium brachystegium
''Distichium'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Distichiaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. However, phylogenetic analyses have found D ...
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*''Distichium brevifolium
''Distichium'' is a genus of Peristome#In mosses, haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family (biology), family Distichiaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. Howev ...
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*''Distichium brevisetum
''Distichium'' is a genus of Peristome#In mosses, haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family (biology), family Distichiaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. Howev ...
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*'' Distichium bryoxiphioidium''
*''Distichium capillaceum
''Distichium capillaceum'' is a species of moss belonging to the family Ditrichaceae.
It has cosmopolitan distribution.
References
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*''Distichium crispatum
''Distichium'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Distichiaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. However, phylogenetic analyses have found ...
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*''Distichium hagenii
''Distichium'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Distichiaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. However, phylogenetic analyses have found D ...
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*''Distichium inclinatum
''Distichium'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Distichiaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. However, phylogenetic analyses have found D ...
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*''Distichium lorentzii
''Distichium'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Distichiaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. However, phylogenetic analyses have found D ...
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*''Distichium remotifolium
''Distichium'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Distichiaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. However, phylogenetic analyses have found D ...
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*''Distichium setifolium
''Distichium'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Distichiaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. However, phylogenetic analyses have found D ...
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*''Distichium strictifolium
''Distichium'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Distichiaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. However, phylogenetic analyses have found D ...
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*''Distichium vernicosum
''Distichium'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Distichiaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Distichium'' has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. However, phylogenetic analyses have found D ...
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References
Moss genera
Bryopsida
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