Serpotortella

Serpotortella is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae)in the monotypic family Serpotortellaceae in the order Pottiales.[1][2]

Serpotortella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Pottiales
Family: Serpotortellaceae
W.D.Reese & R.H.Zander
Genus: Serpotortella
Dixon
Species

2 species (see text)

Species

Two species are recognised:[3]

  • Serpotortella chenagonii (Renauld & Cardot) W.D. Reese & R.H. Zander
  • Serpotortella cyrtophylla (Besch.) W.D. Reese & R.H. Zander

References
  1. Goffinet, B.; Buck, W. R.; Shaw, A. J. (2008). "Morphology and Classification of the Bryophyta". In Goffinet, B.; Shaw, J. (eds.). Bryophyte Biology (2nd ed.). New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 55–138. ISBN 978-0-521-87225-6.
  2. Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R. "Classification of extant moss genera". Classification of the Bryophyta. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. "Serpotortella Dixon". World Flora Online. Retrieved 25 April 2020.


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