Pottiales | |
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Tortula muralis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Bryopsida |
Subclass: | Dicranidae |
Order: | Pottiales |
Families [1] [2] | |
Pottiales is an order of mosses in the subclass Dicranidae. [1] [2]
The following families are recognised in Bryophyte Biology: [1] [2]
Some other families are recognised by other sources:
The Dicranidae are a widespread and diverse subclass of mosses in class Bryopsida, with many species of dry or disturbed areas. They are distinguished by their spores; the peristome teeth are haplolepideous with a 4:2:3 formula, and an exostome is absent.
Bryales is an order of mosses.
Fissidentaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the order Dicranales, with a single genus, Fissidens. It was formerly placed in the now-obsolete order Fissidentales.
Eustichia is the only genus of moss in family Eustichiaceae. The family was previously place in the order Dicranales, but is now placed in its own monotypic order, Eustichiales.
Bryaceae is a family of mosses.
Ptilium crista-castrensis, the knights plume moss or ostrich-plume feathermoss, is a moss species within the family Pylaisiaceae, in the class Bryopsida, subclass Bryidae and order Hypnales.
Leucobryaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the order Dicranales.
The Pottiaceae are a family of mosses. They form the most numerous moss family known, containing nearly 1500 species or more than 10% of the 10,000 to 15,000 moss species known.
Amblytropis is a genus of moss in family Pilotrichaceae.
Bartramiales is an order of moss.
Ptychomitriaceae is a family of mosses in the subclass Dicranidae.
Erpodiaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses in subfamily Dicranidae. It was formerly placed in order Dicranales, but is now placed in its own monotypic order, Erpodiales.
Rhachitheciaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses in the subfamily Dicranidae. It was formerly placed in the order Dicranales,<ref name=Goffinet-2020-web> but is now placed in order Rhabdoweisiales along with family Rhabdoweisiaceae.
Rhabdoweisiaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses in subfamily Dicranidae. It was previously place in the order Dicranales, but is now placed in order Rhabdoweisiales, along with family Rhachitheciaceae.
Ditrichaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses in subclass Dicranidae. The family was previously place in order Dicranales, but it now placed in its own monotypic order, Ditrichales.
Timmiellaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae). It contains two genera, Luisierella and Timmiella, that were formerly place in family Pottiaceae.
Micromitrium is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Micromitriaceae . The genus Micrometrium was previously placed in family Pottiaceae in order Pottiales.
Octoblepharum is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Octoblepharaceae . The genus Octoblepharum was previously placed in family Calymperaceae.
Helodium is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Helodiaceae.
Amphidium is a genus of mosses belonging to the monotypic family Amphidiaceae. It has previously been placed in families Orthotrichaceae and Rhabdoweisiaceae.