The Funariaceae are a
family
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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 order
Funariales
Funariales is an order
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* Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential ...
. About 303 species are included in the family, with 200 species in ''
Funaria'' and another 80 classified in ''
Physcomitrium''.
The genus ''Goniomitrium'' has been recently moved from the
Pottiaceae
The Pottiaceae are a Family (biology), family of mosses. They form the most numerous moss family known, containing nearly 1500 species or more than 10% of the 10,000 to 15,000 moss species known.
Genera
The family has four subfamilies and 83 gen ...
to the Funariaceae.
References
Moss families
Funariales
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