Biology:Aulacomniales
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| Aulacomnium palustre | |
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| Superorder: | Bryanae
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| Order: | Aulacomniales (Schimp.) N.E.Bell, A.E.Newton & D.Quandt
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Aulacomniales is a monotypic order of mosses.[1]
Description
Bell et. al. (2007) describes the order:
- "Morphological traits shared by these taxa include sulcate capsules, deciduous apical leaves, undulate, oblong-ovate and asymmetrical leaves with coarsely-toothed margins, and smooth leaf cells."[1]
Classification
The only family in the order is Aulacomniaceae, the placement of which has been subject to much revision. The family was originally placed in the order Rhizogoniales with Orthodontiaceae and Rhizogoniaceae. Most recently, the family was elevated the order Aulacomniales.[1]
The genera represented by the order are:
- Aulacomnium
- Mesochaete
- Hymenodontopsis
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bell, N., Quandt, D., O'Brien, T., & Newton, A. (2007). Taxonomy and Phylogeny in the Earliest Diverging Pleurocarps: Square Holes and Bifurcating Pegs. The Bryologist, 110(3), 533-560. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/20110887
Wikidata ☰ Q33062137 entry
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