Camptochaete
Camptochaete is a genus of mosses found in Australasia. The genus was described in 1870 by Heinrich Wilhelm Reichardt (1835–1885). The name, from Greek kamptos, meaning bent, altered, and chaite, meaning hair, bristle, likely refers to the curved seta.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumBryophyta
- ClassBryopsida
- OrderHypnales
- FamilyLembophyllaceae
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Camptochaete is a genus of mosses found in Australasia. The genus was described in 1870 by Heinrich Wilhelm Reichardt (1835–1885). The name, from Greek kamptos, meaning bent, altered, and chaite, meaning hair, bristle, likely refers to the curved seta.
Species include: Camptochaete aciphylla Dixon & Sainsbury Camptochaete angustata (Mitt.) Reichardt Camptochaete arbuscula (Sm.) Reichardt Camptochaete curvata Tangney Camptochaete deflexa (Wilson) A.Jaeger Camptochaete excavata (Taylor) A.Jaeger Camptochaete leichhardtii (Hampe) Broth. Camptochaete monolina Meagher & Cairns Camptochaete pulvinata (Hook.f. & Wilson) A.Jaeger Camptochaete subporotrichoides (Broth. & Geh.) Broth. (Besch.)