Brymela
Genus of mosses
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Brymela is a genus of moss in family Callicostaceae. It includes 14 species native to the Neotropical realm.
| Brymela | |
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| Isotype specimen of Brymela tutezona | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Hookeriales |
| Family: | Callicostaceae |
| Genus: | Brymela Crosby & B.H.Allen |
| Type species | |
| Brymela tutezona Crosby & B.H.Allen[1] | |
| Diversity[2] | |
| 14 species, see text | |
Distribution and habitat
Brymela species are restricted to the Neotropical realm, with species distributed in Central America, the Caribbean, and the Tropical Andes of north-western South America.[3][4] They grow primarily in montane regions.[4]
Description
Plants in the genus Brymela are dioicous mat-forming mosses that may be green, yellowish green, yellowish red, or red in colour. The stems are irregularly branched and yellowish or transparent when young, becoming reddish as they mature. The rhizoids are smooth, reddish brown in colour, and may be sparsely branched or entirely unbranched.[3]
Species
This genus includes the following species:[2][5]
- Brymela acuminata (Mitt.) W.R.Buck
- Brymela angustiretis (E.B.Bartram) B.H.Allen
- Brymela antioquiana S.P.Churchill & J.J.Atwood
- Brymela cavifolia (Mitt.) Vaz-Imbassahy & D.P.Costa
- Brymela complanata B.H.Allen
- Brymela crosbyi (B.H.Allen) B.H.Allen
- Brymela fissidentoides (Hook. & Wilson) W.R.Buck
- Brymela fluminensis (Hampe) W.R.Buck
- Brymela laevinervis (Renauld & Cardot) B.H.Allen
- Brymela obtusifolia (E.B.Bartram) W.R.Buck
- Brymela parkeriana (Hook. & Grev.) W.R.Buck
- Brymela rugulosa (Mitt.) W.R.Buck
- Brymela tutezona Crosby & B.H.Allen
- Brymela websteri (H.A.Crum & E.B.Bartram) W.R.Buck
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