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Dicranaceae

Dicranaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in class Bryopsida. Species within this family are dioicous. Genera in this family include Dicranum, Dicranoloma, and Mitrobryum.

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Dicranaceae
Dicranum scoparium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Dicranales
Family: Dicranaceae
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Genera

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Dicranaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in class Bryopsida. Species within this family are dioicous.1 Genera in this family include Dicranum, Dicranoloma, and Mitrobryum.

Classification

The family Dicranaceae contains the following genera:2

  • Anisothecium Mitt.
  • Aongstroemia Bruch & Schimp.
  • Aongstroemiopsis M. Fleisch.
  • Braunfelsia Paris
  • Brotherobryum M. Fleisch.
  • Bryotestua Thér. & P. de la Varde
  • Camptodontium Dusén
  • Campylopodium (Müll. Hal.) Besch.
  • Chorisodontium (Mitt.) Broth.
  • Cnestrum I. Hagen
  • Cryptodicranum E. B. Bartram
  • Dicnemon Schwägr.
  • Dicranella (Müll. Hal.) Schimp.
  • Dicranoloma (Renauld) Renauld
  • Dicranum Hedw.
  • Diobelonella Ochyra
  • Eucamptodon Mont.
  • Eucamptodontopsis Broth.
  • Holomitriopsis H. Rob.
  • Holomitrium Brid.
  • Hygrodicranum Cardot
  • Leptotrichella (Müll. Hal.) Lindb.
  • Leucoloma Brid.
  • Macrodictyum (Broth.) E. H. Hegew.
  • Mesotus Mitt.
  • Mitrobryum H. Rob.
  • Muscoherzogia Ochyra
  • Orthodicranum (Bruch & Schimp.) Loeske
  • Paraleucobryum (Limpr.) Loeske
  • Parisia Broth.
  • Phantomia S. He & W.R. Buck
  • Platyneuron (Cardot) Broth.
  • Pocsiella Bizot
  • Polymerodon Herzog
  • Pseudephemerum (Lindb.) I. Hagen
  • Pseudochorisodontium (Broth.) C. H. Gao, Vitt, X. H. Fu & T. Cao
  • Schliephackea Müll. Hal.
  • Sclerodontium Schwägr.
  • Sphaerothecium Hampe
  • Steyermarkiella H. Rob.
  • Wardia Harv. & Hook.
  • Werneriobryum Herzog
References

References

  1. Williams, R. S. (1913). "Dicranaceae". North American Flora. 15 (1–2). New York Botanical Garden. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R. "Classification of extant moss genera". Classification of the Bryophyta. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

Other sources

  • Müller, P. and J.-P. Frahm. 1987. A review of the Paraleucobryoideae (Dicranaceae). Nova Hedwigia 45: 283–314.