| Gigaspermaceae | |
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| Costesia macrocarpa in Maipo, Chile | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Gigaspermidae |
| Order: | Gigaspermales Goffinet, Wickett, O. Werner, Ros, A.J. Shaw & C.J. Cox |
| Family: | Gigaspermaceae Lindb. |
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Gigaspermaceae are a family of mosses in the monotypic order Gigaspermales.123 The order is placed in subclass Gigaspermidae of the class Bryopsida.3 They were previously placed in subclass Funariidae.12
References
References
- Goffinet, Bernard; William R. Buck (2004). "Systematics of the Bryophyta (Mosses): From molecules to a revised classification". Monographs in Systematic Botany. Molecular Systematics of Bryophytes. 98. Missouri Botanical Garden Press: 205–239. ISBN 1-930723-38-5.
- Goffinet, B.; Buck, W. R.; Shaw, A. J. (2008). "Morphology and Classification of the Bryophyta". In Goffinet, B.; Shaw, J. (eds.). Bryophyte Biology (2nd ed.). New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 55–138. ISBN 978-0-521-87225-6.
- Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R. "Classification of extant moss genera". Classification of the Bryophyta. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- Magill, Robert E. (1987). "Gigaspermaceae". Flora of Southern Africa. Vol. 1. pp. 299–303. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
- Rushing, Ann E. (2002). "Gigaspermaceae". Flora of North America. Vol. 27. pp. 202–203. ISBN 978-0-19-531823-4.