Dicranaceae
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Dicranaceae is a family of moss
es in class Bryopsida
. Species within this family are dioicous. Genera in this family include Campylopus and Dicranoloma
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Moss
Mosses are small, soft plants that are typically 1–10 cm tall, though some species are much larger. They commonly grow close together in clumps or mats in damp or shady locations. They do not have flowers or seeds, and their simple leaves cover the thin wiry stems...
es in class Bryopsida
Bryopsida
The Bryopsida constitute the largest class of mosses, containing 95% of all moss species. It consists of approximately 11,500 species, common throughout the whole world....
. Species within this family are dioicous. Genera in this family include Campylopus and Dicranoloma
Dicranoloma
Dicranoloma is a genus of mosses in the family Dicranaceae. Species within this genus are dioicous. Another genus in this family is Campylopus. Example occurrences of the genus Dicranoloma is in the form of mats on beech/podocarp forest floors of New Zealand's northern South Island.-References:* C....
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Classification
The family Dicranaceae contains the following generaGenus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
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