Dicranaceae Explained

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
• Aongstroemia
• Aongstroemiopsis
• Braunfelsia
• Brotherobryum
• Bryotestua
• Camptodontium
• Campylopodium
• Chorisodontium
• Cnestrum
• Cryptodicranum
• Dicnemon
• Dicranella
• Dicranoloma
• Dicranum
• Diobelonella
• Eucamptodon
• Eucamptodontopsis
• Holomitriopsis
• Holomitrium
• Hygrodicranum
• Leptotrichella
• Leucoloma
• Macrodictyum
• Mesotus
• Mitrobryum
• Muscoherzogia
• Orthodicranum
• Paraleucobryum
• Parisia
• Phantomia
• Platyneuron
• Pocsiella
• Polymerodon
• Pseudephemerum
• Pseudochorisodontium
• Schliephackea
• Sclerodontium
• Sphaerothecium
• Steyermarkiella
• Wardia
• Werneriobryum

Other sources

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

Notes and References

1. Williams . R. S. . 1913 . Dicranaceae . North American Flora . New York Botanical Garden . 15 . 1–2 .
2. Web site: Goffinet . B. . W.R. . Buck . Classification of extant moss genera . Classification of the Bryophyta . 7 April 2020.