Orthotrichum tenellum Bruch ex Brid.
(Slender Bristle-moss)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Orthotrichum tenellum (Slender Bristle-moss)
Genus	Orthotrichum (a genus of bristle-mosses)
Family	ORTHOTRICHACEAE (a family of yoke- and bristle-mosses and pincushions)
Order	ORTHOTRICHALES (an order of yoke- and bristle-mosses and pincushions)
Subclass	EUBRYIDEAE (acrocarpus and pleurocarpous mosses)
Class	BRYOPSIDA (mosses)
Phylum	BRYOPHYTA (mosses)
Subkingdom	VIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
Kingdom	PLANTAE (plants)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Orthotrichum tenellum is also a member of:
Macrophytes - multi-cellular plants (via Bryophyta)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Bryophyta)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Sleath, J.	2008	Leaf gemmae in Orthotrichum tenellum Bruch ex Brid.	FB Vol 98: 21-22.

Orthotrichum tenellum (Slender Bristle-moss) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Orthotrichum
(a genus of bristle-mosses)

EUBRYIDEAE
(acrocarpus and pleurocarpous mosses)

BRYOPSIDA
(mosses)

BRYOPHYTA
(mosses)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Orthotrichum tenellum (Slender Bristle-moss)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Orthotrichum tenellum (Slender Bristle-moss)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Orthotrichum tenellum is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)