Class Bryopsida (Noun)
Meaning
True mosses: bryophytes having leafy rather than thalloid gametophytes: comprises orders Andreaeales; Bryales; Dicranales; Eubryales; Sphagnales.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Class Bryopsida, commonly known as true mosses, are bryophytes characterized by leafy rather than thalloid gametophytes.
- The division Bryophyta, also known as Musci, consists of approximately 10,000 species within the class Bryopsida.
- Bryopsida is the largest class of bryophytes, containing around 95% of all moss species, and includes the familiar sphagnum mosses and bryales.
- Class Bryopsida consists of leafy gametophytes like the sphagnum mosses in the order Sphagnales.
- Class Bryopsida contains around 10,000 known species, ranging from tiny plants that are only a few millimeters in height to those that can form large mats or cushions.