ORTHODONTIACEAE
(a family of thread-mosses)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Leptotheca gaudichaudii
a moss
Species 1 ident. refs
Orthodontium lineare
Cape Thread-moss
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 		Species 27 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyORTHODONTIACEAE (a family of thread-mosses)
OrderBRYALES (an order of thyme-, thread-, and apple-mosses)
SubclassEUBRYIDEAE (acrocarpus and pleurocarpous mosses)
ClassBRYOPSIDA (mosses)
PhylumBRYOPHYTA (mosses)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

ORTHODONTIACEAE (a family of thread-mosses) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for ORTHODONTIACEAE (a family of thread-mosses)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for ORTHODONTIACEAE (a family of thread-mosses)
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