Sphagnopsida
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The Sphagnopsida includes a single subclass Sphagnidae, with two orders. The order Sphagnales
contains four living genera: Sphagnum
, with all but three of the species, and Ambuchanania
, Eosphagnum
, and Flatbergium
, each with a single species. The Protosphagnales contains a single fossil species.
Sphagnales
The Sphagnales is an order of moss with only four living genera: Ambuchanania, Eosphagnum, Flatbergium, and Sphagnum....
contains four living genera: Sphagnum
Sphagnum
Sphagnum is a genus of between 151 and 350 species of mosses commonly called peat moss, due to its prevalence in peat bogs and mires. A distinction is made between sphagnum moss, the live moss growing on top of a peat bog on one hand, and sphagnum peat moss or sphagnum peat on the other, the...
, with all but three of the species, and Ambuchanania
Ambuchanania
Ambuchanania leucobryoides is the only species of genus Ambuchanania. It is a Sphagnum-like moss endemic to Tasmania. Originally described as a species of Sphagnum, it is now a separate genus on the basis of both unusual morphology and genetic differences.-References:* Johnson, K.A., Whinam, J.,...
, Eosphagnum
Eosphagnum
Eosphagnum inretortum is the only species of genus Eosphagnum. Originally described as a species of Sphagnum, it is now a separate genus on the basis of morphological and genetic differences....
, and Flatbergium
Flatbergium
Flatbergium sericeum is the only species of genus Flatbergium and family Flatbergiaceae. Originally described as a species of Sphagnum, it is now a separate genus on the basis of genetic differences....
, each with a single species. The Protosphagnales contains a single fossil species.