Rhachitheciaceae is a
family
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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', ...
)s in the order
Dicranales
Dicranales is an order of haplolepideous mosses 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 spore
...
. It consists of seven genera.
Genera
The family Rhachitheciaceae contains seven genera:
[
*'' Hypnodontopsis''
*'' Jonesiobryum''
*'' Rhachitheciopsis''
*'' Rhachithecium''
*'' Tisserantiella''
*'' Uleastrum''
*'' Zanderia''
]
References
Moss families
Dicranales
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