Saelania is a genus of mosses in the monotypic family Saelaniaceae in subclass Dicranidae.[1][2] The genus was previously placed in family Ditrichaceae.[1][3] Saelania is named after Finnish botanist Thiodolf Saelan.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Dicranidae |
| Order: | Grimmiales |
| Family: | Saelaniaceae Ignatov & Fedosov |
| Genus: | Saelania Lindb. |
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Species edit
The genus Saelania contains four species:[4]
- Saelania caesia (Vill. ex P. Beauv.) Lindb.
- Saelania glaucescens (Hedw.) Broth.
- Saelania pruinosa (Müll. Hal.) Broth.
- Saelania subglaucescens (Müll. Hal.) Broth.
References edit
- ^ a b Fedosov, Vladimir E.; Fedorova, Alina V.; Fedosov, Alexander E.; Ignatov, Michael S. (2016). "Phylogenetic inference and peristome evolution in haplolepideous mosses, focusing on Pseudoditrichaceae and Ditrichaceaes. l." Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 181 (2): 139–155. doi:10.1111/boj.12408. ISSN 0024-4074.
- ^ Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R. (31 March 2020). "Classification of extant moss genera". Classification of the Bryophyta. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ Goffinet, B.; Buck, W. R.; Shaw, A. J. (2008). "Morphology and Classification of the Bryophyta". In Goffinet, B.; Shaw, J. (eds.). Bryophyte Biology (2nd ed.). New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 55–138. ISBN 978-0-521-87225-6.
- ^ a b "Saelania Lindb". World Flora Online. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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