- Source: Catoscopium
Catoscopium is a genus of haplolepidous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Catoscopiaceae .
Taxonomy
The family Catoscopiaceae has traditionally been considered part order Bryales. However, phylogenetic analyses have found Catoscopium to be the earliest branching group in Dicranidae, as part of a grade of protohaplolepidous lineages. Catoscopiaceae is placed in the monotypic order Catoscopiales.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
Catoscopium martianum (Hoppe & Hornsch.) Huebener
Catoscopium nigritum (Hedw.) Brid.