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GigaspermalesFamilies:
Gigaspermaceae.
Genera: 5: Chamaebryum, Costesia, Gigaspermum, Lorentziella, Oedipodiella.
Botany GigaspermaceaeProtonema short-lived. Leafy stems short from subterranean axes; central strand, Cladocarpous. Leaves cells usually collenchymatous. Costa present (in Gigaspermum absent) Par- or synoicous. Seta present (very short) Capsule gymnostomous or cleistocarpous. Stomata with 2 guard cells Spores large. Calyptra small, mitrate, fugacious. Gemmae present.