familyLeucophanaceae
genusOctoblepharum
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Octoblepharum
Sp. Musc. Frond., 50. 1801 ,.
Etymology: Greek okto, eight, and blepharis, eyelash, alluding to peristome teeth
Plants small, densely to loosely cespitose. Stems erect. Leaves crowded, erect to spreading-recurved, weakly bordered with elongate hyaline cells; chlorophyllose cells in a single layer; costa absent. Peristome with prostome present.
Distribution
Worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions.
Discussion
Species ca. 15 (1 in the flora).
Selected References
None.