Mittenia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Bryopsida |
Subclass: | Dicranidae |
Order: | Pottiales |
Family: |
Mitteniaceae Broth. |
Genus: |
Mittenia Lindb. |
Species: | M. plumula
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Binomial name | |
Mittenia plumula (
Mitt.) Lindb.
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Mittenia is a genus of haplolepideous mosses ( Dicranidae) with a single species, Mittenia plumula, which is the sole representative of the family Mitteniaceae in the order Pottiales. [1] [2] [3]
It has luminescent protonema. [4] [5]