Flatbergium
| Flatbergium | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Sphagnopsida |
| Subclass: | Sphagnidae |
| Order: | Sphagnales |
| Family: | Flatbergiaceae A.J.Shaw[1] |
| Genus: | Flatbergium A.J.Shaw[1] |
| Species: | F. sericeum
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| Binomial name | |
| Flatbergium sericeum (C.Müller) A.J.Shaw[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Sphagnum sericeum C.Müller | |
Flatbergium sericeum is the only living species of genus Flatbergium and family Flatbergiaceae. Originally described as a species of Sphagnum, it is now a separate genus on the basis of genetic differences. The Ordovician fossil Dollyphyton has also been assigned to this family
References
- ^ a b c Shaw, A. Jonathan; Cox, Cymon J.; Buck, William R.; Devos, Nicolas; Buchanan, Alex M.; Cave, Lynette; Seppelt, Rodney; Shaw, Blanka; Larraín, Juan; Andrus, Richard; Greilhuber, Johann; Temsch, Eva M. (2010). "Newly resolved relationships in an early land plant lineage: Bryophyta class Sphagnopsida (peat mosses)" (PDF). American Journal of Botany. 97 (9): 1511–1531. doi:10.3732/ajb.1000055. hdl:10161/4194. PMID 21616905.
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