Oedipodiopsida

Oedipodium griffithianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Oedipodiopsida Goffinet & W.R.Buck
Order:	Oedipodiales Goffinet & W.R.Buck
Family:	Oedipodiaceae Schimp.
Genus:	Oedipodium Schwägr.
Species:	O. griffithianum
Binomial name
*Oedipodium griffithianum* (Dickson) Schwägr.
Synonyms
Bryum griffithianum Dickson Gymnostomum griffithianum (Dickson) Smith Hymenostomum griffithianum (Dicks.) Spreng. Bryum bulbiforme Broth. Gymnomitriella laevifolia Sakurai Splachnum froehlichianum With. Splachnum succulentum Brid.

Oedipodium is the only genus of moss in the family Oedipodiaceae. It contains the single species Oedipodium griffithianum, the gouty-moss or Griffith's oedipodium moss. This species is distributed in cooler climates of Eurasia, as well as from Alaska, Washington State, British Columbia, Yukon, Greenland, Newfoundland, Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands.

The relationship of Oedipodium to other mosses has been much debated. Previously, the taxon has been included with the Funariales or the Splachnales. However, characteristics of the protonemata and asexual propagation, along with molecular evidence, point to a closer relationship with the Tetraphidaceae.

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