Bryales
Encyclopedia
Bryales is an order
of moss
es, including the following families
:
The order used to be defined broadly to include the Rhizogoniales, but is now used in a narrower sense.
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
of moss
Moss
Mosses are small, soft plants that are typically 1–10 cm tall, though some species are much larger. They commonly grow close together in clumps or mats in damp or shady locations. They do not have flowers or seeds, and their simple leaves cover the thin wiry stems...
es, including the following families
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
:
- BryaceaeBryaceaeBryaceae is a family of mosses.Genera include:*Acidodontium*Anomobryum*Brachymenium*Bryum*Leptostomopsis*Mniobryoides*Osculatia*Perssonia*Plagiobryum*Ptychostomum*Rhodobryum*Roellia*Rosulabryum...
- Catoscopiaceae
- Leptostomataceae
- Mniaceae
- Phyllodrepaniaceae
- Pseudoditrichaceae
- Pulchrinodaceae
The order used to be defined broadly to include the Rhizogoniales, but is now used in a narrower sense.