''Micromitrium'' 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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Micromitriaceae .
The genus ''Micrometrium'' was previously placed in family
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 ...
in order
Pottiales
Pottiales is an order of mosses in the subclass Dicranidae.
Classification
The following families are recognised in ''Bryophyte Biology'':
* Pottiaceae
* Pleurophascaceae
* Serpotortellaceae
* Mitteniaceae
Some other families are recogni ...
.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
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Micromitrium brisbanicum''
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Micromitrium lacustre
''Micromitrium'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Micromitriaceae . The genus ''Micrometrium'' was previously placed in family Pottiaceae in order Pottiales
Pottiales is an order of mosses in the subcl ...
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Micromitrium megalosporum''
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Micromitrium neocaledonicum
''Micromitrium'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Micromitriaceae . The genus ''Micrometrium'' was previously placed in family Pottiaceae in order Pottiales.
Species
The genus contains the following spec ...
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Micromitrium perexiguum''
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Micromitrium subaequinoctale''
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Micromitrium synoicum''
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Micromitrium tenerum''
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Micromitrium thelephorothecum''
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Micromitrium wrightii''
References
Moss genera
Dicranales
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