''Plagiobryum'' 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 ...
es belonging to the family
Bryaceae
Bryaceae is a family of mosses.
Genera
Genera include:Buck, William R. & Bernard Goffinet. 2000. "Morphology and classification of mosses", pages 71-123 ''in'' A. Jonathan Shaw & Bernard Goffinet (Eds.), ''Bryophyte Biology''. (Cambridge: Cambri ...
. It has a
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Plagiobryum'':
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Plagiobryum demissum''
(Hook.) Lindb.
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Plagiobryum duthiei''
Hedderson & Harold, 1990
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Plagiobryum giraldii''
Paris, 1897
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Plagiobryum hultenii''
Hedderson, 1990
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Plagiobryum japonicum''
Noguchi, 1952
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Plagiobryum laxum''
Demaret & Potier de la Varde, 1944
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Plagiobryum novaeseelandiae''
Brotherus, 1916
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Plagiobryum piliferum''
Potier de la Varde, 1955
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Plagiobryum zierii''
(Dicks. ex Hedw.) Lindb.
References
Bryaceae
Moss genera
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