Leucodon is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Leucodontaceae.
The genus was first described by Christian Friedrich Schwägrichen in 1816.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Taxonomy Species Leucodon andrewsianus (H. A. Crum & L. E. Anderson) W. D. Reese & L. E. Anderson Leucodon atrovirens Nog. Leucodon brachypus Bridel Leucodon coreensis Cardot Leucodon flagellaris Lindb. ex Broth – Whip-like moss Leucodon immersus Lindb. Leucodon julaceus (Hedwig) Sullivant – Smooth hook moss Leucodon nipponicus Nog. Leucodon pendulus Lindb. Leucodon sapporensis Besch. – Sapporo white-toothed moss Leucodon sciuroides (Hedw.) Schwägr. – Squirrel-tail moss Leucodon secundus (Harv.) Mitt. Leucodon sinensis Thér. Leucodon sohayakiensis H. Akiyama Leucodon temperatus H.Akiyama Leucodon treleasei (Cardot) Paris
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