Funaria is a genus of approximately 210 species of moss. Funaria hygrometrica is the most common species. Funaria hygrometrica is called “cord moss” because of the twisted seta which is very hygroscopic and untwists when moist. The name is derived from the Latin word “funis”, meaning "a rope". In funaria root like structures called rhizoids are present.
Pinnatella is a genus of moss in family Neckeraceae.
Costesia is a genus of moss in the family Gigaspermaceae. The genus contains a single species Costesia spongiosa known only from South America,
Barbula is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae.
Marie Hypolite Irénée Thériot, credited as Irénée Thériot was a French bryologist and school teacher.
Campylopus is a genus of 180 species of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Leucobryaceae. The name comes from the Greek campylos, meaning curved, and pous, meaning foot, referring to the setae which curve downwards.
Octoblepharum is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Octoblepharaceae . The genus Octoblepharum was previously placed in family Calymperaceae.
Syntrichia is a large, cosmopolitan genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. The genus name is of Greek origin for "plus" and "hair", referring to the "twisted peristome united by a basal membrane".
Didymodon is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Pottiaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Plagiothecium is a genus of moss belonging to the family Plagiotheciaceae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Rhynchostegium is a genus of pleurocarpous mosses belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution across different climatological regions except the polar regions, mostly in tropic to north temperate regions. The genus contains both aquatic and terrestrial species. The genus was named for their rostrate opercula. The type species of this genus is Rhynchostegium confertum (Dicks.) Schimp.
Homalothecium is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae.
Drepanocladus is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution
Trichostomum is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Pottiaceae.
Oxyrrhynchium is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Racopilum is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Racopilaceae.
Platygyriella is a genus of moss in the family Hypnaceae. It was described by Jules Cardot in 1854. It occurs mostly in the Americas, parts of Africa, and parts of Asia.
Platygyriella pringlei is a species of moss from the genus Platygyriella. It was discovered in the Americas. Before the name Platygyriella pringlei, it was named Erythrodontium pringlei by Cardot.
Platygyriella kirtikarii is a species of moss from the genus Platygyriella. It was discovered in Asia and only occurs in Asia. Before the name Platygyriella kirtikarii, it was named Bryosedgwickia kirtikarii by Cardot & Dixon.
Luisierella is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Timmiellaceae.
