# Thuidium

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{{Short description|Genus of mosses}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Thuidium delicatulum (g, 145303-481430) 2846.JPG
| image_caption = ''Thuidium delicatulum''
| taxon = Thuidium
| authority = Bruch & Schimp. 
}}

'''''Thuidium''''' is a genus of [moss](/source/moss) in the family [Thuidiaceae](/source/Thuidiaceae). The name comes from the genus ''[Thuja](/source/Thuja)'' and the Latin suffix -idium, meaning diminutive. This is due to its resemblance to small cedar trees.<ref name=efloras>{{cite web|url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=132901 |title=Thuidium in Flora of North America @ |publisher=Efloras.org |date= |accessdate=2022-05-01}}</ref>

==Description== 
Members of the genus are characterized by creeping, highly branched, pinnate leaves.<ref name=efloras/>

There are approximately 230 species found distributed in [North America](/source/North_America), [Mexico](/source/Mexico), [West Indies](/source/West_Indies), [Central America](/source/Central_America), [South America](/source/South_America), [Europe](/source/Europe), and [Asia](/source/Asia).<ref name=efloras/>

==Species==
{{As of|2024|October}}, [World Flora Online](/source/World_Flora_Online) accepts 55 species, along with 147 synonyms and 5 unplaced:<ref>{{cite web |title=Thuidium — World Flora Online |url=https://wfoplantlist.org/taxon/wfo-4000038297-2024-06 |website=[World Flora Online](/source/World_Flora_Online) |access-date=20 October 2024}}</ref>
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*''[Thuidium aculeoserratum](/source/Thuidium_aculeoserratum)'' {{small|Renauld & Cardot}}
*''[Thuidium allenii](/source/Thuidium_allenii)'' {{small|Austin}}
*''[Thuidium alvarezianum](/source/Thuidium_alvarezianum)'' {{small|Cardot}}
*''[Thuidium arzobispoae](/source/Thuidium_arzobispoae)'' {{small|(Müll. Hal.) A. Jaeger}}
*''[Thuidium assimile](/source/Thuidium_assimile)'' {{small|(Mitt.) A. Jaeger}}
*''[Thuidium bifidum](/source/Thuidium_bifidum)'' {{small|A.E.R. Soares & P.E.A.S. Câmara}}
*''[Thuidium brachypyxis](/source/Thuidium_brachypyxis)'' {{small|Müll. Hal.}}
*''[Thuidium brasiliense](/source/Thuidium_brasiliense)'' {{small|Mitt.}}
*''[Thuidium breviacuminatum](/source/Thuidium_breviacuminatum)'' {{small|Herzog}}
*''[Thuidium carantae](/source/Thuidium_carantae)'' {{small|(Müll. Hal.) A. Jaeger}}
*''[Thuidium cardotii](/source/Thuidium_cardotii)'' {{small|Paris}}
*''[Thuidium chacoanum](/source/Thuidium_chacoanum)'' {{small|Müll. Hal.}}
*''[Thuidium cylindraceum](/source/Thuidium_cylindraceum)'' {{small|Mitt.}}
*''[Thuidium cylindrella](/source/Thuidium_cylindrella)'' {{small|Müll. Hal.}}
*''[Thuidium cymbifolium](/source/Thuidium_cymbifolium)'' {{small|(Dozy & Molk.) Dozy & Molk.}}
*''[Thuidium delicatulum](/source/Thuidium_delicatulum)'' {{small|(Hedw.) Schimp.}}
*''[Thuidium diaphanum](/source/Thuidium_diaphanum)'' {{small|(Müll. Hal.) Paris}}
*''[Thuidium espinosae](/source/Thuidium_espinosae)'' {{small|Herzog}}
*''[Thuidium frontinoae](/source/Thuidium_frontinoae)'' {{small|(Müll. Hal.) A. Jaeger}}
*''[Thuidium granulatum](/source/Thuidium_granulatum)'' {{small|(Hampe) A. Jaeger}}
*''[Thuidium hygrophilum](/source/Thuidium_hygrophilum)'' {{small|Głow.}}
*''[Thuidium inconspicuum](/source/Thuidium_inconspicuum)'' {{small|Herzog}}
*''[Thuidium intermedium](/source/Thuidium_intermedium)'' {{small|Mitt.}}
*''[Thuidium kanedae](/source/Thuidium_kanedae)'' {{small|Sakurai}}
*''[Thuidium laeviusculum](/source/Thuidium_laeviusculum)'' {{small|(Mitt.) A. Jaeger}}
*''[Thuidium ligulifolium](/source/Thuidium_ligulifolium)'' {{small|Herzog}}
*''[Thuidium loricalycinum](/source/Thuidium_loricalycinum)'' {{small|(Müll. Hal.) Kindb.}}
*''[Thuidium mattogrossense](/source/Thuidium_mattogrossense)'' {{small|Broth.}}
*''[Thuidium mentiens](/source/Thuidium_mentiens)'' {{small|Podp.}}
*''[Thuidium ochraceum](/source/Thuidium_ochraceum)'' {{small|Herzog}}
*''[Thuidium paraguense](/source/Thuidium_paraguense)'' {{small|Besch.}}
*''[Thuidium patrum](/source/Thuidium_patrum)'' {{small|Sehnem}}
*''[Thuidium perscissum](/source/Thuidium_perscissum)'' {{small|(Müll. Hal.) A. Jaeger}}
*''[Thuidium peruvianum](/source/Thuidium_peruvianum)'' {{small|Mitt.}}
*''[Thuidium pinnatulum](/source/Thuidium_pinnatulum)'' {{small|(Hampe) Lindb.}}
*''[Thuidium plumulosum](/source/Thuidium_plumulosum)'' {{small|(Dozy & Molk.) Dozy & Molk.}}
*''[Thuidium poeppigii](/source/Thuidium_poeppigii)'' {{small|Müll. Hal.}}
*''[Thuidium pristocalyx](/source/Thuidium_pristocalyx)'' {{small|(Müll. Hal.) A. Jaeger}}
*''[Thuidium pseudodelicatulum](/source/Thuidium_pseudodelicatulum)'' {{small|A. Jaeger}}
*''[Thuidium pseudoglaucinum](/source/Thuidium_pseudoglaucinum)'' {{small|Touw}}
*''[Thuidium pseudoprotensum](/source/Thuidium_pseudoprotensum)'' {{small|(Müll. Hal.) Mitt.}}
*''[Thuidium pulvinatulum](/source/Thuidium_pulvinatulum)'' {{small|Müll. Hal.}}
*''[Thuidium quadrifarium](/source/Thuidium_quadrifarium)'' {{small|Mitt.}}
*''[Thuidium recognitum](/source/Thuidium_recognitum)'' {{small|(Hedw.) Lindb.}}
*''[Thuidium serricola](/source/Thuidium_serricola)'' {{small|(Müll. Hal.) Paris}}
*''[Thuidium subglaucinum](/source/Thuidium_subglaucinum)'' {{small|Cardot}}
*''[Thuidium subgranulatum](/source/Thuidium_subgranulatum)'' {{small|(Geh. & Hampe) Kindb}}
*''[Thuidium submicropteris](/source/Thuidium_submicropteris)'' {{small|Cardot}}
*''[Thuidium subtamariscinum](/source/Thuidium_subtamariscinum)'' {{small|(Hampe) Broth.}}
*''[Thuidium tamariscinum](/source/Thuidium_tamariscinum)'' {{small|(Hedw.) Schimp.}}
*''[Thuidium thermophilum](/source/Thuidium_thermophilum)'' {{small|Czernjadieva}}
*''[Thuidium tomentosum](/source/Thuidium_tomentosum)'' {{small|Schimp.}}
*''[Thuidium unipinnatum](/source/Thuidium_unipinnatum)'' {{small|Y. M. Fang & T.J. Kop.}}
*''[Thuidium urceolatum](/source/Thuidium_urceolatum)'' {{small|Lorentz}}
*''[Thuidium yungarum](/source/Thuidium_yungarum)'' {{small|Herzog}}
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==References==
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Category:Thuidiaceae
Category:Moss genera

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