Garovaglia
Genus of mosses
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Garovaglia is a genus of mosses in the family Ptychomniaceae.[2]
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| Spread of Garovaglia sp controlled by a crustaceous lichen in Wynaad, India, 2016 | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Ptychomniales |
| Family: | Ptychomniaceae |
| Genus: | Garovaglia Endlicher, 1836[1] |
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Several, including: Carovaglia Endl. | |
The genus name of Garovaglia is in honour of Santo Garovaglio (1805 - 1882), who was an Italian botanist (Mycology and Bryology), Professor of Natural History at the University of Pavia.[3]
The genus was circumscribed by Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in Caratt. Tre Nuov. Gen. Collem. Vol.1 in 1853, then in Biblioth. Lichenol. Vol.107 on page 41 in 2012 (Secondary Literature).
Species
Garovaglia angustifolia - Garovaglia aristata - Garovaglia baeuerlenii - Garovaglia binsteadii - Garovaglia brassii - Garovaglia compressa - Garovaglia crispa - Garovaglia crispata - Garovaglia eberhardtii - Garovaglia elegans - Garovaglia luzonensis - Garovaglia mujuensis - Garovaglia plicata (type) - Garovaglia plumosa - Garovaglia powellii - Garovaglia robbinsii - Garovaglia subelegans - Garovaglia tortifolia - Garovaglia zantenii
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