Platyhypnum

Platyhypnum is a genus of mosses in the family Amblystegiaceae.

Previously accepted as Ochyraea, that genus was named in honour of Ryszard Ochyra (born 1949), a Polish bryologist and was circumscribed by Jiří Váňa in J. Bryol. vol.14 on page 261 in 1986. They have been found in Europe and across Russia.

Species

As accepted by Catalog of Life:

• Platyhypnum alpestre <small>(Hedw.) Ochyra</small>
• Platyhypnum alpinum <small>(Lindb.) Loeske</small>
• Platyhypnum cochleariifolium<small>(Venturi) Ochyra</small>
• Platyhypnum duriusculum <small>(De Not.) Ochyra</small>
• Platyhypnum molle <small>(Hedw.) Loeske</small>
• Platyhypnum norvegicum <small>(Schimp.) Ochyra</small>
• Platyhypnum smithii <small>(Sw.) Ochyra</small>
• Platyhypnum tatrense <small>(Váňa) Hedenäs & Ignatov</small>
• Platyhypnum tsurugizanicum <small>(Cardot) Ochyra</small>

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