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Rhachithecium Le Jolis, Mém. Soc. Sc. Nat. Math. Cherbourg. 29: 305. 1895.
[Greek, rhachis, ridge, theke, case, referring to the ribbed capsule]
Hypnodon J. K. A. Müller [illegitimate name]
Stems with central strand. [Capsules exserted, annulus differentiated, 1- or 2-seriate; endostome teeth fused to 8 teeth, or lacking. Spores pitted].
Species 4 (1 in the flora), tropical and subtropical.
SELECTED REFERENCES
Goffinet, B. 1997. The Rhachitheciaceae: revised generic circumscription and ordinal affinities. Bryologist 100: 425--439. Zander, R. H., 1978. Tortula propagulosa of the United States is Rhachithecium perpusillum. Bryologist 81: 458--460.
Lower Taxon
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