The Dicranidae are a widespread and diverse subclass of mosses in class Bryopsida, with many species of dry or disturbed areas. They are distinguished by their spores; the peristome teeth are haplolepideous with a 4:2:3 formula, and an exostome is absent.[1]
| Dicranidae | |
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| Dicranum scoparium | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Dicranidae Doweld |
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Systematics
editTraditionally, the Dricanidae comprised about six to eight orders.[1][2] However, phylogenetic analysis using molecular markers suggested that Dicranales was paraphyletic with respect to Pottiales.[2][3]
A recently phylogenomic analysis led to a break-up of Dicranales and creation of a number of new small orders.[3] The phylogenetic relationships recovered within Dicranidae are shown in the cladogram below. The orders Bryoxiphiales, Pseudoditrichales and Mitteniales were not sampled in this study.
| Dicranidae | =Dicranales sensu lato | |
References
edit- ^ a b Goffinet, Bernard; William R. Buck & Jonathan Shaw (2008). Goffinet, B. & A. J. Shaw (eds.). "Morphology, anatomy, and classification of the Bryophyta". Bryophyte Biology. Second Edition. New York, New York, USA: Cambridge University Press: 55–138. ISBN 9780521693226.
- ^ a b Stech, Michael; Frey, Wolfgang (2008). "A morpho-molecular classification of the mosses (Bryophyta)". Nova Hedwigia. 86 (1–2): 1–21. doi:10.1127/0029-5035/2008/0086-0001.
- ^ a b Bechteler, Julia; Peñaloza-Bojacá, Gabriel; Bell, David; Burleigh, J. Gordon; McDaniel, Stuart F.; et al. (4 October 2023). "Comprehensive phylogenomic time tree of bryophytes reveals deep relationships and uncovers gene incongruences in the last 500 million years of diversification". American Journal of Botany. 110 (11). Wiley Periodicals LLC. doi:10.1002/ajb2.16249. eISSN 1537-2197. hdl:10486/713895. ISSN 0002-9122.
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