Class
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Timmiaceae Schimp., Coroll. Bryol. Eur. 87 (1856)
Type Taxon:
Timmiales Ochyra
Taxonomy
The family is monogeneric, with the features of the genus Timmia described below.
The endostome of Timmia is very unusual, if not unique among mosses. Brassard (1979) described it as having a "more or less regular arrangement of nodose cilia arising from the 64 upper cells of the basal membrane".
The genus is retained in its own family, order, and subclass in the classification of Goffinet et al. (2009).
Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Indigenous (Non-endemic) | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Brassard, G.R. 1979: The moss genus Timmia. 1. Introduction, and revision of T. norvigica and allied taxa. Lindbergia 5: 39–53.
Fife, A.J. 2016: Timmiaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 29. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.
Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R.; Shaw, A.J. 2009: Morphology, anatomy, and classification of the Bryophyta. In: Goffinet, B.; Shaw, A.J. (ed.) Bryophyte Biology. Edition 2. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 55–138.
Schimper, W.P. 1856 ("1855"): Corollarium Bryologiae Europaeae. Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
