Leucodon

Leucodon
Leucodon sciuroides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Archaeplastida
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Leucodontaceae
Genus: Leucodon
Schwägr., 1816

Leucodon is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Leucodontaceae.[1]

The genus was first described by Christian Friedrich Schwägrichen in 1816.[1]

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[2]

Taxonomy

Species

  • Leucodon andrewsianus (H. A. Crum & L. E. Anderson) W. D. Reese & L. E. Anderson
  • Leucodon atrovirens Nog.
  • Leucodon brachypus Bridel
  • Leucodon coreensis Cardot
  • Leucodon flagellaris Lindb. ex Broth – Whip-like moss
  • Leucodon immersus Lindb.
  • Leucodon julaceus (Hedwig) Sullivant – Smooth hook moss
  • Leucodon nipponicus Nog.
  • Leucodon pendulus Lindb.
  • Leucodon sapporensis Besch. – Sapporo white-toothed moss
  • Leucodon sciuroides (Hedw.) Schwägr. – Squirrel-tail moss
  • Leucodon secundus (Harv.) Mitt.
  • Leucodon sinensis Thér.
  • Leucodon sohayakiensis H. Akiyama
  • Leucodon temperatus H.Akiyama
  • Leucodon treleasei (Cardot) Paris

References

  1. 1 2 "Tropicos | Name - Leucodon Schwägr". legacy.tropicos.org. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Leucodon Schwägr". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
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