ABSTRACT
Abstract ..........................................................................................................................................117 6.1 Introduction and the Current State of Studies of the Brachytheciaceae.............................118 6.2 Molecular Synapomorphies in the Alignment .....................................................................121 6.3 Structure of the
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L Intron and its Variation in the Brachytheciaceae ..............................127 6.4 Phylogenetic Analyses Including Additional Taxa ..............................................................129
