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cyrto-hypnum moss

Scientific Name: Cyrto-hypnum involvens

Family: Thuidiaceae

Category: Moss

Growth: Nonvascular

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Cyrto-hypnum Moss

This page provides information about Cyrto-hypnum moss, a genus of mosses belonging to the family Thuidiaceae.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Cyrto-hypnum (Hampe) Hampe &amp Lor.
  • Family: Thuidiaceae
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Group: Moss
  • Synonyms:
    • Pelekium minutulum (Hedw.) Touw (for Cyrtohypnum minutulum)
    • Pelekium pygmaeum (Schimp.) Touw (for Cyrto-hypnum pygmaeum)
    • Thuidium minutulum (Hedw.) (for Cyrto-hypnum minutulum)
    • Thuidium pygmaeum (for Cyrto-hypnum pygmaeum)
    • Cyrto-hypnum nanodelicatulum Hampe
  • Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 547445 (for Cyrto-hypnum), 547695 (for Cyrto-hypnum involvens)

Common Names

  • Cyrto-hypnum moss
  • Tiny Cedar Moss (for Cyrto-hypnum minutulum)
  • Pygmy Cedar Moss (for Cyrto-hypnum pygmaeum)
  • China Moss (for Cyrto-hypnum pygmaeum)

Distribution and Habitat

  • Cyrto-hypnum involvens is found in Antarctica, the Antilles, and Armenia, among other locations.
  • Native to Canada.
  • Presence in the United States is of unknown origin.

Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits

  • Nonvascular plant.

Quirky Facts

  • The name Cyrto-hypnum comes from the Greek words "cyrto," meaning curved or arched, and "hypnum," referring to lichen or, by usage, pleurocarpous moss.

Further Information

  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • Tropicos
  • Ohio Moss and Lichen Association (ohiomosslichen.org)
  • AusMoss