Orthotrichaceae

Orthotrichaceae
Orthotrichum striatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Bryidae
Order:	Orthotrichales Dixon
Family:	Orthotrichaceae Arn.
Genera
See text

Orthotrichaceae is the only family of mosses in the order Orthotrichales. ^{[1] [2]} Many species in the family are epiphytic.

Genera

Accepted genera include: ^[3]

• Amphoridium
• Atlantichella F.Lara, Garilleti & Draper
• Australoria F.Lara, Garilleti & Draper
• Bryomyces Miq.
• Cardotiella Vitt
• Ceuthotheca Lewinsky
• Codonoblepharon Schwägr.
• Desmotheca Lindb.
• Florschuetziella Vitt
• Groutiella Steere
• Leiomitrium Mitt.
• Leratia Broth. & Paris
• Lewinskya F.Lara, Garilleti & Goffinet
• Macrocoma (Hornsch. ex Müll.Hal.) Grout
• Macromitrium Brid.
• Matteria Goffinet
• Nyholmiella Holmen & E.Warncke
• Orthotrichum Hedw.
• Pentastichella Müll.Hal.
• Plenogemma Plášek, Sawicki & Ochyra
• Pulvigera Plášek, Sawicki & Ochyra
• Rehubryum F.Lara, Garilleti & Draper
• Schlotheimia Brid.
• Sehnemobryum Lewinsky & Hedenäs
• Stoneobryum D.H.Norris & H.Rob.
• Uleastrum
• Ulota D.Mohr
• Zygodon Hook. & Taylor

Formerly included

• Leptodontiopsis – synonym of Zygodon
• Pleurorthotrichum – synonym of Pentastichella

References

1. Goffinet, B.; Buck, W. R.; Shaw, A. J. (2008). "Morphology and Classification of the Bryophyta". In Bernard Goffinet; A. Jonathan Shaw (eds.). Bryophyte Biology (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 55–138. ISBN   978-0-521-87225-6.
2. Goffinet, Bernard; Buck, William R. (2004). "Systematics of the Bryophyta (Mosses): From molecules to a revised classification". Monographs in Systematic Botany. Molecular Systematics of Bryophytes. 98. Missouri Botanical Garden Press: 205–239. ISBN   1-930723-38-5.
3. Orthotrichaceae in GBIF Secretariat (2023). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei. Accessed 23 April 2025.