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Eosphagnum

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Class
  
Sphagnopsida

Family
  
Ambuchananiaceae

Scientific name
  
Eosphagnum inretortum

Division
  
Bryophyta

Order
  
Sphagnales

Genus
  
Eosphagnum A.J. Shaw

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Ambuchanania, Andreaeobryum, Oedipodium, Sphagnopsida, Tetraphidaceae

Eosphagnum inretortum is the only species of genus Eosphagnum. Originally described as a species of Sphagnum, it is now a separate genus on the basis of morphological and genetic differences.

References

Eosphagnum Wikipedia