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Octoblepharum

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Octoblepharum
Octoblepharum albidum as seen under a dissecting scope with a sporophyte.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Dicranales
Family: Octoblepharaceae
A.Eddy ex M.Menzel
Genus: Octoblepharum
Hedw.

Octoblepharum is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Octoblepharaceae .[1] The genus Octoblepharum was previously placed in family Calymperaceae.[2]

Species

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The genus contains the following species:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R. "Classification of extant moss genera". Classification of the Bryophyta. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ^ Goffinet, B.; Buck, W. R.; Shaw, A. J. (2008). "Morphology and Classification of the Bryophyta". In Goffinet, B.; Shaw, J. (eds.). Bryophyte Biology (2nd ed.). New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 55–138. ISBN 978-0-521-87225-6.
  3. ^ "Octoblepharum Hedw". World Flora Online. Retrieved 13 April 2020.