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chryso-hypnum moss
Scientific Name: Chryso-hypnum
Family: Hypnaceae
Category: Moss
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Chryso-hypnum Moss
This page provides information about the moss genus Chryso-hypnum and its species, particularly Chryso-hypnum diminutivum, also known as Diminutive Chryso-hypnum Moss.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Chryso-hypnum Hampe
- Species: Examples include Chryso-hypnum diminutivum (Hampe) Buck, Chryso-hypnum patens, and Chryso-hypnum cavifolium.
- Common Name: Chryso-hypnum Moss, Diminutive Chryso-hypnum Moss
- Family: Hypnaceae
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Synonyms: Chrysohypnum Hampe, 1870. Mittenothamnium pringlei (redirected to Chryso-hypnum diminutivum). Hypnum nitidum, Cardot 1908. Hypnum chrysophyllum Brid., var. erectum Bagnall.
- Nomenclatural Code: ICBN
Distribution and Habitat
Chryso-hypnum has a broad worldwide occurrence. Records indicate its presence in:
- Uruguay (Campylopus pilifer, Chryso-hypnum elegantulum are new records)
- Chile
- Costa Rica (epiphytic bryophytes)
- Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the West Indies
- Belize
- Hidalgo
Morphological Characteristics
- Nonvascular plant (moss)
- Belongs to the pleurocarpous mosses.
- Chryso-hypnum diminutivum is distinguished by its caulidium and branch phyllidia.
Taxonomic Information
- Family Hypnaceae is within the class Bryopsida, subclass Bryidae and order Hypnales.
- This moss is classified as a nonvascular plant (a moss or algae).
Interactions with Other Organisms
- It grows as an epiphytic bryophyte in Costa Rica.
Further Information
- Information can be found on Discover Life.
- USDA, NRCS. 2009.
- Encyclopedia of Life.