''Ochyraea'' 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 ...
in the family
Amblystegiaceae
Amblystegiaceae is a family of mosses. It includes 20 to 30 genus, genera with a total of up to 150 species.[Ryszard Ochyra
Ryszard Ochyra (born 1949) is a Polish bryologist. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation when citing a botanical name.
In 1986, botanist Jiří Váňa and (mycologist) circumscribed ''Ochyraea'', which is a genus of mosses in t ...]
(born 1949) is a Polish
bryologist. They have been found in Europe and across Russia.
[
The genus was ]circumscribed
In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius.
Not every polyg ...
by Jiří Váňa in J. Bryol. vol.14 on page 261 in 1986.
Species
As accepted by The Plant List;Ochyraea alpestris
''Ochyraea'' is a genus of moss in the family Amblystegiaceae.
The genus name of ''Ochyraea'' is in honour of Ryszard Ochyra (born 1949) is a Polish bryologist. They have been found in Europe and across Russia.
The genus was circumscribed by J ...
'' (Sw. ex Hedw.) Ignatov & Ignatova
*''Ochyraea cochlearifolia
''Ochyraea'' is a genus of moss in the family Amblystegiaceae.
The genus name of ''Ochyraea'' is in honour of Ryszard Ochyra (born 1949) is a Polish bryologist. They have been found in Europe and across Russia.
The genus was circumscribed by J ...
'' (Venturi) Ignatov & Ignatova
*''Ochyraea duriuscula
''Ochyraea'' is a genus of moss in the family Amblystegiaceae.
The genus name of ''Ochyraea'' is in honour of Ryszard Ochyra (born 1949) is a Polish bryologist. They have been found in Europe and across Russia.
The genus was circumscribed by J ...
'' (De Not.) Ignatov & Ignatova
*''Ochyraea mollis
''Ochyraea'' is a genus of moss in the family Amblystegiaceae.
The genus name of ''Ochyraea'' is in honour of Ryszard Ochyra (born 1949) is a Polish bryologist. They have been found in Europe and across Russia.
The genus was circumscribed by J ...
'' (Hedw.) Ignatov
*''Ochyraea montana
''Ochyraea'' is a genus of moss in the family Amblystegiaceae.
The genus name of ''Ochyraea'' is in honour of Ryszard Ochyra (born 1949) is a Polish bryologist. They have been found in Europe and across Russia.
The genus was circumscribed by J ...
'' (Lindb.) Ignatov & Ignatova
*''Ochyraea norvegica
''Ochyraea'' is a genus of moss in the family Amblystegiaceae.
The genus name of ''Ochyraea'' is in honour of Ryszard Ochyra (born 1949) is a Polish bryologist. They have been found in Europe and across Russia.
The genus was circumscribed by J ...
'' (Schimp.) Ignatov & Ignatova
*''Ochyraea smithii
''Ochyraea'' is a genus of moss in the family Amblystegiaceae.
The genus name of ''Ochyraea'' is in honour of Ryszard Ochyra (born 1949) is a Polish bryologist. They have been found in Europe and across Russia.
The genus was circumscribed by J ...
'' (Sw.) Ignatov & Ignatova
*''Ochyraea tatrensis
''Ochyraea tatrensis'' is a species of moss in the family Amblystegiaceae endemic to Slovakia. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the proc ...
'', Vána
Note, the GBIF
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is an international organisation that focuses on making scientific data on biodiversity available via the Internet using web services. The data are provided by many institutions from around the ...
only accepts 2 species; ''Ochyraea duriuscula'' and ''Ochyraea tatrensis'' .
References
Moss genera
Hypnales
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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