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Tetraplodon  Bruch & Schimp.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 15866

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): nitrogen moss [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2020   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionBryophyta  – mosses, mousses  
                ClassBryopsida   
                   SubclassBryidae   
                      OrderSplachnales   
                         FamilySplachnaceae   
                            GenusTetraplodon Bruch & Schimp. – nitrogen moss  
    Direct Children:  
                               SpeciesTetraplodon angustatus (Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp. – toothedleaf nitrogen moss 
                               SpeciesTetraplodon mnioides (Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp. – entireleaf nitrogen moss 
                               SpeciesTetraplodon pallidus I. Hagen – pale nitrogen moss 
                               SpeciesTetraplodon paradoxus (R. Br.) I. Hagen – paradox nitrogen moss 
                               SpeciesTetraplodon urceolatus (Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp. – urceolate nitrogen moss 
       

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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Tetraplodon   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Tetraplodon   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds.   
  Publication Date: 2014   
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  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 28: Bryophyta: Mosses, part 2   
  Page(s): 736   
  Publisher: Oxford University Press   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 9780190202750   
  Notes: The volumes are also reproduced online (http://www.fna.org/)   
  Reference for: Tetraplodon   
       

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