Neckeraceae

Neckeraceae
Neckera crispa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Neckeraceae
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Genera

See Classification

Neckeraceae is a moss family in the order Hypnales. There are about 200 species native to temperate and tropical regions. Most grow on rocks or other plants.[1]

Classification

The Neckeraceae includes the following genera:

  • Alleniella
  • Baldwiniella
  • Bryolawtonia
  • Caduciella
  • Circulifolium
  • Crassiphyllum
  • Cryptoleptodon
  • Curvicladium
  • Dixonia
  • Dolichomitra
  • Echinodiopsis
  • Exsertotheca
  • Handeliobryum
  • Himantocladium
  • Homalia
  • Homaliodendron
  • Hydrocryphaea

References

  1. ↑ Olsson, S., et al. (2011). Neckera and Thamnobryum (Neckeraceae, Bryopsida): Paraphyletic assemblages. Taxon 60(1) 36-50.

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