Andreaeaceae
| Andreaeaceae | |
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| Andreaea rupestris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Andreaeopsida J.H. Schaffn.
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| Order: | Andreaeales Limpr.
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| Family: | Andreaeaceae Dumort.
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Andreaeaceae is a family of mosses which includes two genera,[1] Andreaea, containing about 100 species, and the genus Acroschisma. The Andreaeaceae prefer rocky habitats ranging from tropical to arctic climates, on which they form tufted colonies, typically with reddish to blackish shoots. The capsules lack the peristome mechanism and dehisce longitudinally to release the spores, resulting in a paper-lantern appearance.
It was named by
J.G.R. Andreae.[2]
order Andreaeales
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| The phylogenetic position of the Andreaeaceae among the eight classes of mosses, based on inferences from DNA sequence data.[3][4] |
References
- ISBN 0-521-66097-1.
- ^ Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Volume 10, p. 381, Linnean Society of London, 1811
- ISBN 9780521872256.
- ISBN 1-930723-38-5.
External links
Wikispecies has information related to Andreaeaceae.
- Zander, Richard H. 2007. Bryophyte Flora of North America: Andreaeaceae
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