Home›Species›Taxonomy›BryopsidaTaxaBryopsidaClassReference and ClassificationVerifiedBryopsida 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.FactsBryopsidaConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsClassificationLiving or ExtinctWell-attestedYes 1Taxonomic RankWell-attestedClass 2BryopsidaFilter Results33 entriesCommon GroupAllAcrocarpous Mosses (Upright Growth) (29)Pleurocarpous Mosses (Mat-Forming) (4)HabitatAllGrassland (1)Steppe (1)Temperate Coniferous Forest (1)Temperate Forest (1)Tundra (4)Conservation StatusAllLeast Concern (2)Not Evaluated (20)EcosystemAllArctic Tundra (1)Everyday GroupAllAcrocarpous Mosses (Upright Growth) (29)Pleurocarpous Mosses (Mat-Forming) (4)DietAllPhotosynthetic Autotroph (33)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (1)Marine (1)Terrestrial (27)Relationship to PeopleAllEcotourism and Research (5)Used in Traditional Medicine (1)Living or ExtinctAllYes (12)Where It LivesAllAfrica (14)Asia (6)Australia (15)Belgium (21)Brazil (9)Chile (7)Colombia (6)Denmark (22)Luxembourg (15)Netherlands (3)North America (29)Norway (22)Oceania (1)Portugal (14)South Africa (10)South America (14)South Asia (16)Sweden (22)Taiwan (12)United States (14)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 33Acaulon muticumBryopsidaBird's-claw Beard-mossBryopsidaBonfire MossBryopsidaBroom ForkmossBryopsidaBroom MossBryopsidaBug MossBryopsidaBuxbaumiaBryopsidaClimacium dendroidesBryopsidaCommon Cord-mossBryopsidaCommon Pocket-mossBryopsidaFeathery BryumBryopsidaFern MossBryopsidaFire MossBryopsidaFork MossBryopsidaFunariaBryopsidaFunaria HygrometricaBryopsidaGlow MossBryopsidaGreen Shield-mossBryopsidaGrey-cushioned GrimmiaBryopsidaKnight's Plume MossBryopsidaMaidenhair PocketmossBryopsidaPhyscomitrella PatensBryopsidaPhyscomitrium PatensBryopsidaPincushion MossBryopsidaSilky Forklet-mossBryopsidaSilver MossBryopsidaSplachnumBryopsidaSpreading EarthmossBryopsidaSpreading Earth-mossBryopsidaStar MossBryopsidaTree MossBryopsidaWall Screw-mossBryopsidaWoolly Fringe-mossBryopsidaConnectionsParent Taxon OfAcaulon muticum, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Acaulon muticumBird's-claw Beard-moss, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Bird's-claw Beard-mossBonfire Moss, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: FunariaBroom Forkmoss, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Broom ForkmossBroom Moss, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Broom ForkmossBug Moss, Species Well-attested Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Buxbaumia aphyllaBuxbaumia, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: BuxbaumiaClimacium dendroides, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Tree MossCommon Cord-moss, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: FunariaCommon Pocket-moss, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Common Pocket-mossFeathery Bryum, Species Well-attested Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Bryum capillareFern Moss, Species Well-attested Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Thuidium delicatulumFire Moss, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Fire MossFork Moss, Species Well-attested Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: DicranumFunaria, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: FunariaFunaria Hygrometrica, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: FunariaGlow Moss, Species Well-attested Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Schistostega pennataGreen Shield-moss, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Green Shield-mossGrey-cushioned Grimmia, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Grey-cushioned GrimmiaKnight's Plume Moss, Species Well-attested Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Ptilium crista-castrensisMaidenhair Pocketmoss, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Maidenhair PocketmossPhyscomitrella Patens, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Spreading EarthmossPhyscomitrium Patens, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Spreading EarthmossPincushion Moss, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Pincushion MossSilky Forklet-moss, Species Well-attested Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Dicranella heteromallaSilver Moss, Species Well-attested Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Bryum argenteumSplachnum, Species Well-attested Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: SplachnumSpreading Earthmoss, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Spreading EarthmossSpreading Earth-moss, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Spreading EarthmossStar Moss, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Star MossTree Moss, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Tree MossWall Screw-moss, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Wall Screw-mossWoolly Fringe-moss, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Woolly Fringe-mossSources1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)tier 2Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ831482, descriptionView the Source2. Wikipedia: BryopsidaTaxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)In Group: Moss, Liverwort and Hornwort Classes, LeadThe Bryopsida constitute the largest class of mosses, containing 95% of all moss species.View the SourceWikidata: BryopsidaWikidata Q831482, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the SourceWikidata: FunariaParent Taxon Of: Funaria, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainParent Taxon Of: Common Cord-moss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainParent Taxon Of: Funaria Hygrometrica, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainParent Taxon Of: Bonfire Moss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Pincushion MossParent Taxon Of: Pincushion Moss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Fire MossParent Taxon Of: Fire Moss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Broom ForkmossParent Taxon Of: Broom Forkmoss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainParent Taxon Of: Broom Moss, Wikidata P171View the SourceWikidata: Wall Screw-mossParent Taxon Of: Wall Screw-moss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Spreading EarthmossParent Taxon Of: Spreading Earthmoss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainParent Taxon Of: Spreading Earth-moss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainParent Taxon Of: Physcomitrium Patens, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainParent Taxon Of: Physcomitrella Patens, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Tree MossParent Taxon Of: Tree Moss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainParent Taxon Of: Climacium dendroides, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Grey-cushioned GrimmiaParent Taxon Of: Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Woolly Fringe-mossParent Taxon Of: Woolly Fringe-moss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Common Pocket-mossParent Taxon Of: Common Pocket-moss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Star MossParent Taxon Of: Star Moss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Maidenhair PocketmossParent Taxon Of: Maidenhair Pocketmoss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Green Shield-mossParent Taxon Of: Green Shield-moss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Bird's-claw Beard-mossParent Taxon Of: Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Acaulon muticumParent Taxon Of: Acaulon muticum, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: BuxbaumiaParent Taxon Of: Buxbaumia, Wikidata P171View the SourceGBIF Backbone Taxonomy: DicranumGBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Fork Moss, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Fork Moss, Taxon record"class": "Bryopsida"View the SourceGBIF Backbone Taxonomy: SplachnumGBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Splachnum, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Splachnum, Taxon record"class": "Bryopsida"View the SourceGBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Dicranella heteromallaGBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Silky Forklet-moss, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Silky Forklet-moss, Taxon record"class": "Bryopsida"View the SourceGBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Buxbaumia aphyllaGBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Bug Moss, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Bug Moss, Taxon record"class": "Bryopsida"View the SourceGBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Ptilium crista-castrensisGBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Knight's Plume Moss, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Knight's Plume Moss, Taxon record"class": "Bryopsida"View the SourceGBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Bryum argenteumGBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Silver Moss, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Silver Moss, Taxon record"class": "Bryopsida"View the SourceGBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Schistostega pennataGBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Glow Moss, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Glow Moss, Taxon record"class": "Bryopsida"View the SourceGBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Thuidium delicatulumGBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Fern Moss, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Fern Moss, Taxon record"class": "Bryopsida"View the SourceGBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Bryum capillareGBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Feathery Bryum, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Feathery Bryum, Taxon record"class": "Bryopsida"View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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