Flatbergiaceae
| Flatbergiaceae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Sphagnopsida |
| Order: | Sphagnales |
| Family: | Flatbergiaceae A.J. Shaw |
| Genera | |
Flatbergiaceaeis a family ofmossesin the orderSphagnaleswith a single extant genus,Flatbergium.[1]
In addition, an extinct genus,Dollyphyton,based on a fossil from theMiddle Ordovician,has been proposed to belong to this family,.[2]However, the interpretation of such fossils as putative plants has been questioned.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R."Classification of extant moss genera".Classification of the Bryophyta.Retrieved11 September2023.
- ^Retallack, G.J. (2019)."Ordovician land plants and fungi from Douglas Dam, Tennessee".The Palaeobotanist.68:1–33.doi:10.54991/jop.2019.43.
- ^Edwards, Dianne; Morris, Jennifer L.; Axe, Lindsey; Duckett, Jeffrey G.; Pressel, Silvia; Kenrick, Paul (2022)."Piecing together the eophytes – a new group of ancient plants containing cryptospores".New Phytologist.233(3): 1440–1455.doi:10.1111/nph.17703.ISSN0028-646X.PMID34806774.S2CID244495761.
- ^Wellman, Charles H.; Cascales-Miñana, Borja; Servais, Thomas (2023)."Terrestrialization in the Ordovician".Geological Society, London, Special Publications.532(1): 171–190.doi:10.1144/SP532-2022-92.ISSN0305-8719.S2CID253011815.
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