Author:
Qjure
Book:
Qjurious
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Info
Chapter:
3-332.17.00
Grimmiales
Clades: Dicranidae; Bryanae; Bryophyta; Plants.
Introduction
Grimmiales is an Order in Dicranidae.
Plant theory
In the Plant theory the 3 Families are fused in one Family Grimmiaceae and placed in Subphase 7.
Families
Grimmiaceae: Bucklandiella, Codriophorus, Dryptodon, Grimmia, Leucoperichaetium, Niphotrichum, Racomitrium, Schistidium.
Leucobryaceae: Atractylocarpus, Brothera, Bryohumbertia, Campylopodiella, Campylopus, Cladopodanthus, Dicranodontium, Leucobryum, Microcampylopus, Ochrobryum, Pilopogon, Schistomitrium.
Ptychomitriaceae: Aligrimmia, Campylostelium, Indusiella, Jaffueliobryum, Ptychomitriopsis, Ptychomitrium.
Seligeriaceae: Blindia, Brachydontium, Hymenolomopsis, Seligeria, Trochobryum, Valdonia.
Botany
Leaves: cells often incrassate, sinuous, glass hairs common.; alar cells present/absent; costa present, Dicranum type; peristome usually present, seligerioid), usually saxicolous; protonema short-lived; crocarpous, occasionally cladocarpous; central strand usually present.