Fontinalis

Fontinalis is a genus of submerged aquatic mosses belonging to the subclass Bryidae. These mosses are also called willow moss, fountain moss, brook moss and water moss. The genus is widespread in the Northern Hemisphere and includes both species that occur in still water and in flowing water.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Fontinalis is referenced by 13 other articles, and connects out to Iceland, plant and Wikidata.

It sits within the topics Fontinalaceae, Freshwater plants and Moss genera.

Its subject is documented across 17 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

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GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderHypnales
FamilyFontinalaceae

Habitatfreshwater

Observations12,197

Observations recorded107,069

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 988
With media: 561
Family: Fontinalaceae
Collections: US
Recorded in: United States, Chile, Venezuela, Canada, Brazil, Switzerland, Argentina, Uganda

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Fontinalaceae
Image: Fontinalis antipyretica2.jpg

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taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Fontinalis
Commons category: Fontinalis
topic's main category: Category:Fontinalis
taxon common name: 水藓属
taxon author citation: Hedw.

Sources (4)

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Article · Italiano

Fontinalis (Hedw., 1899) è un genere di muschi acquatici subacquei appartenenti alla sottoclasse dei . Le specie appartenenti a questo genere di muschi, chiamati anche "muschi d'acqua", tanto che la specie più famosa di questo genere, ossia la Fontinalis antipyretica, è comunemente chiamata proprio "muschio d'acqua", sono diffuse in tutto l'emisfero boreale e includono sia organismi che vivono in ambienti lentici, ossia con acqua stagnante, sia organismi che vivono in ambienti lotici, ossia con acqua corrente.

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