Splachnaceae
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Splachnaceae is a family of mosses, containing around 70 species in 6 genera.[1] Around half of those species are entomophilous, using insects to disperse their spores, a characteristic found in no other seedless land plants.[2]
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Splachnaceae | |
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Splachnum sphaericum | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Bryopsida |
Subclass: | Bryidae |
Superorder: | Bryanae |
Order: | Splachnales |
Family: | Splachnaceae Grev. & Arn. |
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Many species in this family are coprophilous, growing exclusively on animal faeces or carrion.[3] For this reason, certain genera such as Splachnum Hedw. are often referred to as dung mosses.[3]