Erpodiaceae Explained

Erpodiaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses in subfamily Dicranidae. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It was formerly placed in order Dicranales,^[2] but is now placed in its own monotypic order, Erpodiales.^[3]

Genera

The family Erpodiaceae contains five genera:^[3]

• Aulacopilum
• Erpodium
• Solmsiella (including the previously recognised genus Wildia)
• Tricherpodium
• Venturiella

Notes and References

1. Book: Goffinet . B. . W. R. . Buck . A. J. . Shaw . 2008 . Morphology and Classification of the Bryophyta . 55–138 . Goffinet . B. . J. . Shaw . Bryophyte Biology . 2nd . New York . Cambridge University Press . 978-0-521-87225-6 . https://books.google.com/books?id=te0fAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT108.
2. Web site: Goffinet . B. . W.R. . Buck . Classification of extant moss genera . Classification of the Bryophyta . 8 April 2020.
3. Dicranidae . 21 November 2024.