Bryales | |
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Bryum capillare | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Bryopsida |
Subclass: | Bryidae |
Superorder: | Bryanae |
Order: |
Bryales Limpr. |
Families | |
Bryaceae |
Bryales is an order of mosses.
The order Bryales includes the following five families: [1] [2]
The order used to be defined broadly to include the Rhizogoniales, but is now used in a narrower sense. [3] A species of the Mniaceae genus Rhizomnium, Rhizomnium dentatum, was described from fossil gametophytes preserved in Baltic amber. [4]
The families Catoscopiaceae and Pseudoditrichaceae were previously placed in Bryales, but are now placed in Dicranidae as part of an early branching grade. [2] [5]
Bryales | |
---|---|
Bryum capillare | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Bryopsida |
Subclass: | Bryidae |
Superorder: | Bryanae |
Order: |
Bryales Limpr. |
Families | |
Bryaceae |
Bryales is an order of mosses.
The order Bryales includes the following five families: [1] [2]
The order used to be defined broadly to include the Rhizogoniales, but is now used in a narrower sense. [3] A species of the Mniaceae genus Rhizomnium, Rhizomnium dentatum, was described from fossil gametophytes preserved in Baltic amber. [4]
The families Catoscopiaceae and Pseudoditrichaceae were previously placed in Bryales, but are now placed in Dicranidae as part of an early branching grade. [2] [5]