Gigaspermaceae Explained

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]}

References

• Book: Magill, Robert E. . 1987 . Flora of Southern Africa . Gigaspermaceae . 1 . 2 . 299–303 . http://www.dulwichrunners.org.uk/gba/giga.htm . 2008-05-18 . 2016-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174534/http://www.dulwichrunners.org.uk/gba/giga.htm . dead .
• Book: Rushing, Ann E. . 2002 . Flora of North America . 27 . Gigaspermaceae . 202–203 . http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=10369 . 978-0-19-531823-4 .

Notes and References

1. Goffinet . Bernard . William R. Buck . 2004 . Systematics of the Bryophyta (Mosses): From molecules to a revised classification . Molecular Systematics of Bryophytes . Monographs in Systematic Botany . 98 . 205–239 . Missouri Botanical Garden Press . 1-930723-38-5 .
2. Book: Goffinet . B. . W. R. . Buck . A. J. . Shaw . 2008 . Morphology and Classification of the Bryophyta . 55–138 . Goffinet . B. . J. . Shaw . Bryophyte Biology . 2nd . New York . Cambridge University Press . 978-0-521-87225-6 . https://books.google.com/books?id=te0fAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT108.
3. Web site: Goffinet . B. . W.R. . Buck . Classification of extant moss genera . Classification of the Bryophyta . 7 April 2020.