Biology:Grimmiaceae

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Short description: Family of mosses

Grimmiaceae
Temporal range: Valanginian–Present
Schistidium apocarpum (a, 144454-480959) 0639.JPG
Schistidium apocarpum
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Grimmiales
Family: Grimmiaceae
Arn.[1]
Genera

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Grimmiaceae is a family of mosses in the order Grimmiales.

Genera

The Plant List and Tropicos list the following genera:[2]

  • Aligrimmia R.S.Williams
  • Bucklandiella Roiv.
  • Codriophorus P.Beauv.
  • Coscinodon Spreng.
  • Coscinodontella R.S.Williams
  • Dryptodon Brid.
  • Gasterogrimmia (Schimp.) Buyss.
  • Grimmia Hedw.
  • Guembelia Hampe
  • Indusiella Broth. & Müll.Hal.
  • Jaffueliobryum Thér.
  • Leucoperichaetium Magill
  • Niphotrichum (Bedn.-Ochyra) Bedn.-Ochyra & Ochyra
  • Orthogrimmia (Schimp.) Ochyra & Żarnowiec
  • Racomitrium Brid.
  • Schistidium Bruch & Schimp.
  • Scouleria Hook.
  • Streptocolea (I.Hagen) Ochyra & Żarnowiec
  • Tridontium Hook.f.

Fossil record

A fossil species, Tricarinella crassiphylla is known from the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian ~136 million years ago) Apple Bay flora on Vancouver Island, Canada, which is the oldest known member of the Dicranidae.[3]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q150331 entry