Hookeria

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Division:Bryophyta
Class:Bryopsida
Subclass:Bryidae
Hookeria
Hookeria lucens
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hookeriales
Family: Hookeriaceae
Genus: Hookeria
Sm., 1808

Hookeria is a genus of mainly tropical mosses. It was defined by James Edward Smith in 1808 and named for William Jackson Hooker.[1]

There are nine species recognised in the genus Hookeria, the most broadly distributed being Hookeria lucens and Hookeria acutifolia.[2]

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