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Camptochaete
Sign in to saveCamptochaete 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
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumBryophyta
- ClassBryopsida
- OrderHypnales
- FamilyLembophyllaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 115
- With media
- 43
- Family
- Lembophyllaceae
- Collections
- US, MIN, MEL, MSC
- Recorded in
- Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Philippines, Australia, New Caledonia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Lembophyllaceae
- Image
- New Zealand Mosses Am media-v-838791 (Camptochaete deflexa).jpg
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- taxon name
- Camptochaete
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon common name
- 匙叶藓属
- taxon author citation
- Reichardt
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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.)
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