Amphidium (plant)

Amphidium
Amphidium mougeotii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Amphidiales
Family: Amphidiaceae
Genus: Amphidium
Schimp.

Amphidium is a genus of mosses belonging to the monotypic family Amphidiaceae. It has previously been placed in families Orthotrichaceae and Rhabdoweisiaceae.

The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.

Species:

  • Amphidium asiaticum Sim-Sim, Afonina & M. Stech
  • Amphidium brevifolium Broth.
  • Amphidium californicum (Hampe ex Müll. Hal.) Broth.
  • Amphidium clastophyllum Cardot
  • Amphidium curvipes (Müll. Hal.) Broth.
  • Amphidium lapponicum (Hedw.) Schimp.
  • Amphidium letestui Thér. & P. de la Varde
  • Amphidium mougeotii (Bruch & Schimp.) Schimp.
  • Amphidium papillosum E.B. Bartram
  • Amphidium remotidens (Müll. Hal.) Broth.
  • Amphidium tortuosum (Hornsch.) Cufod.