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Mosses of Zihuatanejo

PHYLUM BRYOPHYTA

-Plants (Kingdom Plantae)

-Mosses (Phylum Bryophyta)

-Joint-toothed Mosses (Class Bryopsida)

-Order Dicranales

-Family Octoblepharaceae (Octoblepharum Mosses)

-Genus Octoblepharum

-White Octoblepharum Moss (Octoblepharum albidum)


White Octoblepharum Moss (Octoblepharum albidum) is a distinctive tropical moss recognized for its pale, whitish-green color and glossy appearance. It typically forms loose, cushion-like mats on tree trunks, branches, and occasionally on rocks or soil in humid forests.

White Octoblepharum Moss

Octoblepharum albidum

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