Biology:Ceratodon

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Short description: Genus of mosses

Ceratodon
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Ceratodon purpureus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Dicranales
Family: Ditrichaceae
Genus: Ceratodon
Brid.

Ceratodon is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Ditrichaceae.[1] The genus was first described by Samuel Elisée Bridel-Brideri and has a cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Ceratodon:

  • Ceratodon amazonum Nieto-Lugilde, O.Werner, S.F.McDaniel & Ros
  • Ceratodon bryophilus Besch.
  • Ceratodon conicus (Hampe ex Müll.Hal.) Lindb.
  • Ceratodon graefii Schlieph.
  • Ceratodon heterophyllus Kindb.
  • Ceratodon purpureus (Hedw.) Brid.


References

Wikidata ☰ Q292147 entry