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Dicranoweisia

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Dicranoweisia is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Rhabdoweisiaceae.[1]

Division:Bryophyta
Class:Bryopsida
Subclass:Dicranidae
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Dicranoweisia
Dicranoweisia cirrata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Rhabdoweisiales
Family: Rhabdoweisiaceae
Genus: Dicranoweisia
Lindb. ex Milde
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Dicranoweisia cirrata on a fence post in Lüneburg, Germany.

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[2]

There are 5 accepted species, including:[3]

  • Dicranoweisia africana Dixon
  • Dicranoweisia cirrata (Hedw.) Lindb. ex Milde
  • Dicranoweisia crispula (Hedw.) Milde
  • Dicranoweisia microcarpa (Hook.f. & Wilson) Paris
  • Dicranoweisia tortelloides (Müll.Hal.) Paris


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