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Rhynchostegium
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 769
- With media
- 353
- Family
- Brachytheciaceae
- Collections
- US, NY, IBUNAM, TENN, FLAS, MEL
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Chile, Bolivia, Colombia, India, Venezuela, Australia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Brachytheciaceae
- Image
- Rhynchostegium murale (a, 144725-474809) 6097.jpg
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- taxon name
- Rhynchostegium
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon common name
- 长喙藓属
- topic's main category
- Category:Rhynchostegium
- Commons category
- Rhynchostegium
- taxonomic type
- Rhynchostegium confertum
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Habitats
- Morphology
- Gametophyte
- Sporophyte
- Biochemistry
- Allelopathy
- Antibacterial
- Applications
- Freshwater monitoring
- List of species
- References
thumb|Rhynchostegium confertum peristome
Rhynchostegium is a genus of pleurocarpous mosses belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution across different climatological regions except the polar regions, mostly in tropic to north temperate regions. The genus contains both aquatic and terrestrial species. The genus was named for their rostrate opercula. The type species of this genus is Rhynchostegium confertum (Dicks.) Schimp.
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