Mittenia
Monotypic genus of haplolepideous mosses
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Mittenia is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) with a single species, Mittenia plumula, which is the sole representative of the family Mitteniaceae.[1][2][3] The family was previously placed in the order Pottiales,[2] but is now placed in its own monotypic order, Mitteniales.[4]
| Mittenia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Dicranidae |
| Order: | Mitteniales |
| Family: | Mitteniaceae Broth. |
| Genus: | Mittenia Lindb. |
| Species: | M. plumula |
| Binomial name | |
| Mittenia plumula (Mitt.) Lindb. | |
