Amphidium (plant)

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Amphidium is a genus of mosses belonging to the monotypic family Amphidiaceae.[1] It has previously been placed in families Orthotrichaceae[2] and Rhabdoweisiaceae.[3][4]

Division:Bryophyta
Class:Bryopsida
Subclass:Dicranidae
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Amphidium
Many clusters of light yellow-green, shiny, curved, narrow leaves
Amphidium mougeotii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Amphidiales
Family: Amphidiaceae
Genus: Amphidium
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The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[citation needed]

Species:[5][6]

  • Amphidium asiaticum Sim-Sim, Afonina & M. Stech
  • Amphidium brevifolium Broth.
  • Amphidium californicum (Hampe ex Müll. Hal.) Broth.
  • Amphidium clastophyllum Cardot
  • Amphidium curvipes (Müll. Hal.) Broth.
  • Amphidium lapponicum (Hedw.) Schimp.
  • Amphidium letestui Thér. & P. de la Varde
  • Amphidium mougeotii (Bruch & Schimp.) Schimp.
  • Amphidium papillosum E.B. Bartram
  • Amphidium remotidens (Müll. Hal.) Broth.
  • Amphidium tortuosum (Hornsch.) Cufod.

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