Oedipodium
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| Oedipodium griffithianum (Dickson) Schwägr. |
Oedipodium is the only genus of moss in the family Oedipodiaceae; it contains the single species Oedipodium griffithianum. This species is distributed in cooler climates of Eurasia, North and South America, and islands in the northern Atlantic.[1]
The relationship of Oedipodium to other mosses has been much debated. Previously, the taxon has been included with the Funariales or the Splachnales. However, characteristics of the protonemata and asexual propogation, along with molecular evidence, point to a closer relationship with the Tetraphidaceae.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Crum, Howard A. (2002). "Oedipodiaceae", Flora of North America 27, 116-117. ISBN 978-0-19-531823-4.
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