Bryales
Order of mosses
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Bryales is an order of mosses.
| Bryales | |
|---|---|
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| Bryum capillare | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Superorder: | Bryanae |
| Order: | Bryales Limpr. |
| Families | |
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Bryaceae | |
Taxonomy
The order Bryales includes the following five families:[1][2]
- Bryaceae Schwägr.
- Leptostomataceae Schwägr.
- Mniaceae Schwägr.
- Phyllodrepaniaceae Schwägr.
- Pulchrinodaceae D. Quandt, N.E. Bell & Stech
The order used to be defined broadly to include the Rhizogoniales, but is now used in a narrower sense.[3] A species of the Mniaceae genus Rhizomnium, Rhizomnium dentatum, was described from fossil gametophytes preserved in Baltic amber.[4]
The families Catoscopiaceae and Pseudoditrichaceae were previously placed in Bryales, but are now placed in Dicranidae as part of an early branching grade.[2][5]
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