Plagiomnium
Sign in to savePlagiomnium is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae. It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus Mnium and in 1968 Finnish bryologist Timo Juhani Koponen justified splitting the genus into a number of smaller genera.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumBryophyta
- ClassBryopsida
- OrderBryales
- FamilyMniaceae
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Plagiomnium is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae. It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus Mnium and in 1968 Finnish bryologist Timo Juhani Koponen justified splitting the genus into a number of smaller genera.
==Description== This genus is characterized by singly placed marginal teeth.