Gigaspermaceae

For the family of fungi, see Gigaspermataceae.

Gigaspermaceae are a family of mosses in the monotypic order Gigaspermales.^[1][2][3] The order is placed in subclass Gigaspermidae of the class Bryopsida.^[3] They were previously placed in subclass Funariidae.^[1][2]

Gigaspermaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Gigaspermidae
Order:	Gigaspermales Goffinet, Wickett, O. Werner, Ros, A.J. Shaw & C.J. Cox
Family:	Gigaspermaceae Lindb.
Genera
Chamaebryum Costesia Gigaspermum Lorentziella Oedipodiella

References

1. Goffinet, Bernard; William R. Buck (2004). "Systematics of the Bryophyta (Mosses): From molecules to a revised classification". Monographs in Systematic Botany. Molecular Systematics of Bryophytes. 98. Missouri Botanical Garden Press: 205–239. ISBN 1-930723-38-5.
2. 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.
3. Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R. "Classification of extant moss genera". Classification of the Bryophyta. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

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