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Hookeriales

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Class
  
Bryopsida

Scientific name
  
Hookeriales

Division
  
Bryophyta

Subclass
  
Bryidae

Rank
  
Order

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Similar
  
Splachnales, Funariales, Grimmiales, Hypnales, Bryales

Hookeriales is the botanical name of an order of Bryophyta or leafy mosses. Named for William Jackson Hooker, it is composed of mainly subtropical and tropical species of mosses with generally complanate and asymmetrical leaves.

Families

Hookeriales comprises the following families:

  • Daltoniaceae
  • Hookeriaceae
  • Hypopterygiaceae
  • Leucomiaceae
  • Pilotrichaceae
  • Saulomataceae
  • Schimperobryaceae
  • References

    Hookeriales Wikipedia