1. World problems
  2. Threatened species of Bryophyta

Threatened species of Bryophyta

  • Threatened species of bryophytes
  • Endangered species of mosses

Background

Mosses are non-vascular plants; they cannot transport fluids through their bodies. Instead, they must rely on surrounding moisture to do this job for them. They lay the foundations for other plant growth, and prevent erosion.

Mosses, or byrophytes, are categorized into three classes: peat mosses (Sphagnopsida), granite mosses (Andreaopsida), and true mosses (Bryopsida or Musci). Mosses used to be classified as three classes of a single phylum, Bryophyta. Modern texts, however, now assign each class to its own phylum: mosses (Bryophyta), liverworts (Hepatophyta), and hornworts (Anthoceraphyta). This reflects the current taxonomic wisdom that the liverworts and hornworts are more primitive and only distantly related to mosses and other plants.

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Sustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
(E) Order
Subject
  • Plant life » Thallophyta, bryophyta, pteridophyta
  • Societal problems » Endangered species » Endangered species
Content quality
Unpresentable
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Language
English
1A4N
T3782
DOCID
13037820
D7NID
133961
Editing link
Official link
Last update
Sep 23, 2020