Pseudoditrichales is an
order 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 in the subclass
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', ...
. It comprises two families,
Pseudoditrichaceae and
Chrysoblastellaceae.
Pseudoditrichaceae was previously placed in
Bryales
Bryales is an order (biology), order of mosses.
Taxonomy
The order Bryales includes the following five family (biology), families:
* Bryaceae
* Leptostomataceae
* Mniaceae
* Phyllodrepaniaceae
* Pulchrinodaceae
The order used to be de ...
, while Chrysoblastellaceae is a new family erected for ''Chrysoblastella'', which was previously placed in
Ditrichaceae
Ditrichaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the order Dicranales.
Genera
The family Ditrichaceae contains over twenty genera:
*'' Astomiopsis''
*'' Bryomanginia''
*'' Ceratodon''
*'' Cheilothela''
*'' Cladastomum ...
.
References
Moss orders
Bryopsida
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