Orthotrichaceae

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

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

See text

Classification
  • Atlantichella
  • Aureomacromitrium
  • Australoria
  • Cardotiella
  • Ceuthotheca
  • Codonoblepharon
  • Desmotheca
  • Florschuetziella
  • Groutiella
  • Leiomitrium
  • Leratia
  • Lewinskya
  • Macrocoma
  • Macromitrium
  • Matteria
  • Nyholmiella
  • Orthotrichum
  • Pentastichella
  • Plenogemma
  • Pseudomacromitrium
  • Pulvigera
  • Rehubryum
  • Schlotheimia
  • Sehnemobryum
  • Stoneobryum
  • Ulota
  • Zygodon

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.


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