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Bryopsida

Class

Bryopsida is the largest class of mosses, containing about ninety five percent of all moss species, roughly eleven thousand five hundred species found throughout the world.

Facts
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Class 2
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Acaulon muticum, Species
Source Wikidata: Acaulon muticum
Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Species
Source Wikidata: Bird's-claw Beard-moss
Bonfire Moss, Species
Source Wikidata: Funaria
Broom Forkmoss, Species
Source Wikidata: Broom Forkmoss
Broom Moss, Species
Source Wikidata: Broom Forkmoss
Bug Moss, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Buxbaumia aphylla
Buxbaumia, Species
Source Wikidata: Buxbaumia
Climacium dendroides, Species
Source Wikidata: Tree Moss
Common Cord-moss, Species
Source Wikidata: Funaria
Common Pocket-moss, Species
Source Wikidata: Common Pocket-moss
Feathery Bryum, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Bryum capillare
Fern Moss, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Thuidium delicatulum
Fire Moss, Species
Source Wikidata: Fire Moss
Fork Moss, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Dicranum
Funaria, Species
Source Wikidata: Funaria
Funaria Hygrometrica, Species
Source Wikidata: Funaria
Glow Moss, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Schistostega pennata
Green Shield-moss, Species
Source Wikidata: Green Shield-moss
Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Species
Source Wikidata: Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Knight's Plume Moss, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Ptilium crista-castrensis
Maidenhair Pocketmoss, Species
Source Wikidata: Maidenhair Pocketmoss
Physcomitrella Patens, Species
Source Wikidata: Spreading Earthmoss
Physcomitrium Patens, Species
Source Wikidata: Spreading Earthmoss
Pincushion Moss, Species
Source Wikidata: Pincushion Moss
Silky Forklet-moss, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Dicranella heteromalla
Silver Moss, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Bryum argenteum
Splachnum, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Splachnum
Spreading Earthmoss, Species
Source Wikidata: Spreading Earthmoss
Spreading Earth-moss, Species
Source Wikidata: Spreading Earthmoss
Star Moss, Species
Source Wikidata: Star Moss
Tree Moss, Species
Source Wikidata: Tree Moss
Wall Screw-moss, Species
Source Wikidata: Wall Screw-moss
Woolly Fringe-moss, Species
Source Wikidata: Woolly Fringe-moss
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ831482, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Bryopsida
  • Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
  • In Group: Moss, Liverwort and Hornwort Classes, Lead
    The Bryopsida constitute the largest class of mosses, containing 95% of all moss species.
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Wikidata: Bryopsida
Wikidata Q831482, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Funaria
  • Parent Taxon Of: Funaria, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • Parent Taxon Of: Common Cord-moss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • Parent Taxon Of: Funaria Hygrometrica, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • Parent Taxon Of: Bonfire Moss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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Wikidata: Pincushion Moss
Parent Taxon Of: Pincushion Moss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Fire Moss
Parent Taxon Of: Fire Moss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Broom Forkmoss
  • Parent Taxon Of: Broom Forkmoss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • Parent Taxon Of: Broom Moss, Wikidata P171
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Wikidata: Wall Screw-moss
Parent Taxon Of: Wall Screw-moss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Spreading Earthmoss
  • Parent Taxon Of: Spreading Earthmoss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • Parent Taxon Of: Spreading Earth-moss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • Parent Taxon Of: Physcomitrium Patens, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • Parent Taxon Of: Physcomitrella Patens, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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Wikidata: Tree Moss
  • Parent Taxon Of: Tree Moss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • Parent Taxon Of: Climacium dendroides, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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Wikidata: Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Parent Taxon Of: Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Woolly Fringe-moss
Parent Taxon Of: Woolly Fringe-moss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Common Pocket-moss
Parent Taxon Of: Common Pocket-moss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Star Moss
Parent Taxon Of: Star Moss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Maidenhair Pocketmoss
Parent Taxon Of: Maidenhair Pocketmoss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Green Shield-moss
Parent Taxon Of: Green Shield-moss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Bird's-claw Beard-moss
Parent Taxon Of: Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Acaulon muticum
Parent Taxon Of: Acaulon muticum, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Buxbaumia
Parent Taxon Of: Buxbaumia, Wikidata P171View the Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Dicranum
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Fork Moss, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Fork Moss, Taxon record
"class": "Bryopsida"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Splachnum
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Splachnum, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Splachnum, Taxon record
"class": "Bryopsida"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Dicranella heteromalla
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Silky Forklet-moss, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Silky Forklet-moss, Taxon record
"class": "Bryopsida"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Buxbaumia aphylla
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Bug Moss, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Bug Moss, Taxon record
"class": "Bryopsida"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Ptilium crista-castrensis
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Knight's Plume Moss, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Knight's Plume Moss, Taxon record
"class": "Bryopsida"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Bryum argenteum
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Silver Moss, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Silver Moss, Taxon record
"class": "Bryopsida"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Schistostega pennata
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Glow Moss, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Glow Moss, Taxon record
"class": "Bryopsida"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Thuidium delicatulum
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Fern Moss, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Fern Moss, Taxon record
"class": "Bryopsida"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Bryum capillare
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Feathery Bryum, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Feathery Bryum, Taxon record
"class": "Bryopsida"
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