| Ptychostomum capillare | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Bryales |
| Family: | Bryaceae |
| Genus: | Ptychostomum |
| Species: | P. capillare
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| Binomial name | |
| Ptychostomum capillare (Hedw.) D.T.Holyoak & N.Pedersen
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bryum capillare Hedw. | |
Ptychostomum capillare, formerly designated as Bryum capillare, is a species of moss belonging to the family Bryaceae.[1] It is known as capillary thread-moss.[2]
It has cosmopolitan distribution.[3]
Ptychostomum capillare is known to be able to use artificial light to grow in places which are otherwise devoid of natural light, such as Crystal Cave in Wisconsin.[4]
- ^ a b "Bryum capillare Hedw". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Bryum capillare". British Bryological Society. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ "Bryum capillare Hedw". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ Thatcher, Edward P. (1949). "Bryophytes of an Artificially Illuminated Cave". The Bryologist. 52 (4): 212–214. doi:10.2307/3239480.