Bryidae

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bryidae
Ctenidium molluscum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Bryophyta Class: Bryopsida Subclass: Bryidae
Orders
Bryanae Splachnales Orthotrichales Hedwigiales Bryales Rhizogonianae Rhizogoniales Hypnanae Hookeriales Hypnales

Bryidae is an important subclass of Bryopsida. It is common throughout the whole world. Members have a double peristome with alternating tooth segments.

[edit] Classification

The classification of the Bryidae.^[1]

Superorder: Bryanae

Splachnales

Orthotrichales

Hedwigiales

Bryales

Superorder: Rhizogonianae

Rhizogoniales

Superorder: Hypnanae

Hookeriales

Hypnales

[edit] References

1. ^ Buck, William R. & Bernard Goffinet. 2000. "Morphology and classification of mosses", pages 71-123 in A. Jonathan Shaw & Bernard Goffinet (Eds.), Bryophyte Biology. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press). ISBN 0-521-66097-1.