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This family is represented by only three genus in New Zealand  
Genus: Fossombronia helpkey
This genus typically has short fleshy stalk, undulating leaves with dark red or purple rhizoides and large tuberculate spores.  
Species: Fossombronia pusilla

Female Plant Haplomitrium sp.
Habitat: Wet clay soil, in shade
Distribution: Cosmopolitan
Diameter: 3 mm
Location: Lowlands, Auckland.
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