Dicranoloma is a genus of mosses in the family Dicranaceae. The Dicranoloma mosses are distributed in the Southern Hemisphere, while the Dicranum mosses are found in the Northern Hemisphere. Species within this genus are dioicous.[1] Dicranoloma may be found in the form of mats on beech/podocarp forest floors of New Zealand's northern South Island.[2] Dicranoloma dicarpum has a wide distribution in both hemispheres.[3]

Dicranoloma
Dicranoloma menziesii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Dicranales
Family: Dicranaceae
Genus: Dicranoloma
(Renauld) Renauld
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  1. ^ New York Botanical Garden. 1913
  2. ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2009
  3. ^ "Mosses of China". E-floras.org. Retrieved October 13, 2018.