Class
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Buxbaumiaceae Schwägr., Sp. Musc. Frond. 5(1), 23 (1830) – as Buxbaumiae
Type Taxon:
Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Indigenous (Endemic) | 1 |
| Indigenous (Non-endemic) | 1 |
| Total | 2 |
Notes
The Buxbaumiaceae are monotypic and no family description is provided here. The plants typically grow on soil or rotten wood and have persistent and well-developed protonemata. The gametophores are highly reduced and reportedly surround a single male or female sex organ. The setae are very stout and often papillose. The capsules are very large, perennial, ± obovoid, and dorsiventrally flattened. The peristome is double, with an exostome composed of rows of nematodontous teeth. The endostome is a pleated cone usually exceeding the exostome in height. The family is placed in its own subclass and order in the class Bryopsida by Goffinet et al. (2009).
Bibliography
Fife, A.J. 2014: Buxbaumiaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 6. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.
Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R.; Shaw, A.J. 2009: Morphology, anatomy, and classification of the Bryophyta. In: Goffinet, B.; Shaw, A.J. (ed.) Bryophyte Biology. Edition 2. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 55–138.
Schwägrichen, C.F. 1830: Species Muscorum Frondosorum. Vol. 5. Part 1. Nauck, Berlin.
