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Hypnaceae

Musci - Bryales - Hypnaceae

Taxonomy
Hypnaceae is a family. It is extant.

It was assigned to Bryales by Knowlton (1919).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Hypnaceae Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumBryophyta
classMusci
RankNameAuthor
orderBryales
familyHypnaceae
familyHypnaceae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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G. Hypnum Linnaeus 1753
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Hypnum abietinus Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum acacioides Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum adiantoides Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum aduncum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum alopecurum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum brownii Kirchner 1898
Hypnum bryoides Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum clavellatum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum coloradense Brown 1962
Hypnum columbianum Penhallow 1890
Hypnum commutatum Hedwig 1801
Hypnum complanatum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum crispum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum cupressiforme Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum curtipendulum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum cuspidatum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum delicatulum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum dendroides Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum denticulatum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum filicinum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum fluitans Hedwig 1801
Hypnum illecebrum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum julaceum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum loreum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum lucens Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum myofuroides Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum parietinum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum praelongum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum proliferum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum purum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum recurvans Schwegler 1896
Hypnum revalvens Swartz 1878
Hypnum richardsoni Holzinger 1903
Hypnum riparium Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum rutabulum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum sciuroides Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum scorpioides Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum sericeum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum serpens Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum spinaeforme Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum squarrosum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum taxifolium Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum triquetrum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum undulatum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum velutinum Linnaeus 1753
Hypnum viticulosum Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Paleocene to the top of the Priabonian or 66.00000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Colorado) Hypnum coloradense (52870)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Canada (British Columbia) Hypnum columbianum (121480)