Calomnion

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Calomnion is a genus of mosses in the family Rhizogoniaceae.[1] They have been reported from Australia, New Zealand, Polynesia, Melanesia, New Guinea, and eastern Indonesia.[2][3]

Division:Bryophyta
Class:Bryopsida
Subclass:Bryidae
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Calomnion
Calomnion complanatum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Rhizogoniales
Family: Rhizogoniaceae
Genus: Calomnion
Hook.f. & Wilson
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Classification

The genus was originally placed within its own family, the Calomniaceae, with the genus Nadeaudia. Nadeudia contained one species, Nadeaudia schistostegiella, which is now considered a synonym for Calomnion schistostegiellum.[4]

Species included in the genus are:[5]

  • Calomnion brownseyi Vitt & H.A. Mill.
  • Calomnion ceramense Vitt
  • Calomnion complanatum (Hook. f. & Wilson) Lindb. (type species)
  • Calomnion denticulatum Mitt.
  • Calomnion iwatsukii Vitt
  • Calomnion lillianiae Vitt & H.A. Mill.
  • Calomnion melanesicum H.A. Mill.
  • Calomnion milleri Vitt
  • Calomnion schistostegiellum (Besch.) Wijk & Margad.

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