Fissidens Hedw.
(pocket mosses)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusFissidens (pocket mosses)
FamilyFISSIDENTACEAE (pocket mosses)
OrderDICRANALES (pocket, fork and dog-tooth mosses)
SubclassEUBRYIDEAE (acrocarpus and pleurocarpous mosses)
ClassBRYOPSIDA (mosses)
PhylumBRYOPHYTA (mosses)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. 2010 Fissidens Crib
Pilkington, S. 2015 Fissidens: a few shortcuts Beginners Corner FB No 113: 40-43.

Fissidens (pocket mosses) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Fissidens (pocket mosses)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Fissidens (pocket mosses)
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