Grimmiaceae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Dicranidae |
| Order: | Grimmiales |
| Family: | Grimmiaceae Arn.[1] |
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Grimmiaceae is a family of mosses in the order Grimmiales.
Genera
The Plant List and Tropicos list the following genera:[2]
- Aligrimmia R.S.Williams
- Bucklandiella Roiv.
- Codriophorus P.Beauv.
- Coscinodon Spreng.
- Coscinodontella R.S.Williams
- Dryptodon Brid.
- Gasterogrimmia (Schimp.) Buyss.
- Grimmia Hedw.
- Guembelia Hampe
- Indusiella Broth. & Müll.Hal.
- Jaffueliobryum Thér.
- Leucoperichaetium Magill
- Niphotrichum (Bedn.-Ochyra) Bedn.-Ochyra & Ochyra
- Orthogrimmia (Schimp.) Ochyra & Żarnowiec
- Racomitrium Brid.
- Schistidium Bruch & Schimp.
- Scouleria Hook.
- Streptocolea (I.Hagen) Ochyra & Żarnowiec
- Tridontium Hook.f.
Fossil record
A fossil species, Tricarinella crassiphylla is known from the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian ~136 million years ago) Apple Bay flora on Vancouver Island, Canada, which is the oldest known member of the Dicranidae.[3]
References
- ^ "Grimmiaceae". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "Grimmiaceae". The Plant List. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ Savoretti, Adolfina; Bippus, Alexander C; Stockey, Ruth A; Rothwell, Gar W; Tomescu, Alexandru M F (2018-06-08). "Grimmiaceae in the Early Cretaceous: Tricarinella crassiphylla gen. et sp. nov. and the value of anatomically preserved bryophytes". Annals of Botany. 121 (7): 1275–1286. doi:10.1093/aob/mcy015. ISSN 0305-7364. PMC 6007789.
External links
Data related to Grimmiaceae at Wikispecies
Media related to Grimmiaceae at Wikimedia Commons
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