''Octoblepharum'' 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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Octoblepharaceae .
The genus ''Octoblepharum'' was previously placed in family
Calymperaceae
Calymperaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the order Dicranales.
Genera
The family Calymperaceae contains seven genera:
*'' Arthrocormus''
*'' Calymperes''
*'' Exodictyon''
*'' Exostratum''
*'' Leucophanes''
*'' ...
.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
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Octoblepharum africanum''
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Octoblepharum albidum''
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Octoblepharum ampullaceum''
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Octoblepharum arthrocormoides''
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Octoblepharum asperum''
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Octoblepharum blumii''
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Octoblepharum brevisetum''
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Octoblepharum cocuiense''
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Octoblepharum costatum''
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Octoblepharum cylindricum
''Octoblepharum'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Octoblepharaceae . The genus ''Octoblepharum'' was previously placed in family Calymperaceae.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
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Octoblepharum densifolium''
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Octoblepharum dentatum''
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Octoblepharum depressum''
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Octoblepharum ekmanii''
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Octoblepharum erectifolium
''Octoblepharum'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Octoblepharaceae . The genus ''Octoblepharum'' was previously placed in family Calymperaceae.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
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Octoblepharum exiguum
''Octoblepharum'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Octoblepharaceae . The genus ''Octoblepharum'' was previously placed in family Calymperaceae.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
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Octoblepharum incrassatum
''Octoblepharum'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Octoblepharaceae . The genus ''Octoblepharum'' was previously placed in family Calymperaceae.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
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Octoblepharum leptoneuron
''Octoblepharum'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Octoblepharaceae . The genus ''Octoblepharum'' was previously placed in family Calymperaceae.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
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Octoblepharum leucobryoides
''Octoblepharum'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Octoblepharaceae . The genus ''Octoblepharum'' was previously placed in family Calymperaceae.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
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Octoblepharum octoblepharoides
''Octoblepharum'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Octoblepharaceae . The genus ''Octoblepharum'' was previously placed in family Calymperaceae.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
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Octoblepharum papillosum
''Octoblepharum'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Octoblepharaceae . The genus ''Octoblepharum'' was previously placed in family Calymperaceae.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
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Octoblepharum pulvinatum
''Octoblepharum'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Octoblepharaceae . The genus ''Octoblepharum'' was previously placed in family Calymperaceae.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
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Octoblepharum rhaphidostegium
''Octoblepharum'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Octoblepharaceae . The genus ''Octoblepharum'' was previously placed in family Calymperaceae.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
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Octoblepharum schimperi
''Octoblepharum'' is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Octoblepharaceae . The genus ''Octoblepharum'' was previously placed in family Calymperaceae
Calymperaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses (Dicr ...
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Octoblepharum scolopendrium''
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Octoblepharum squarrosum''
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Octoblepharum stramineum''
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Octoblepharum tatei''
References
Moss families
Dicranales
Taxa named by Johann Hedwig
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