Flatbergium
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Flatbergium sericeum is the only species of genus
Flatbergium and family Flatbergiaceae. Originally described as a species of Sphagnum
, it is now a separate genus on the basis of genetic differences.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Flatbergium and family Flatbergiaceae. Originally described as a species of Sphagnum
Sphagnum
Sphagnum is a genus of between 151 and 350 species of mosses commonly called peat moss, due to its prevalence in peat bogs and mires. A distinction is made between sphagnum moss, the live moss growing on top of a peat bog on one hand, and sphagnum peat moss or sphagnum peat on the other, the...
, it is now a separate genus on the basis of genetic differences.