Hylocomiaceae Explained

Hylocomiaceae is a family of mosses in the order Hypnales. It includes 14 genera and around 36 species.

Genera

Genera include:^{[1] [2]}

• Hylocomiadelphus Ochyra & Stebel
• Hylocomiastrum M. Fleisch. ex Broth.
• Hylocomium Schimp.
• Leptocladiella M. Fleisch.
• Leptohymenium Schwägr.
• Loeskeobryum M. Fleisch. ex Broth.
• Macrothamnium M. Fleisch.
• Meteoriella S. Okamura
• Neodolichomitra Nog.
• Orontobryum Mitt. ex M. Fleisch.
• Pleurozium Mitt.
• Puiggariopsis M. Menzel
• Rhytidiadelphus (Limpr.) Warnst.
• Rhytidiopsis Broth.

Formerly included

• Ctenidium (Schimp.) Mitt. – now in Hypnaceae
• Schofieldiella W.R. Buck – synonym of Hageniella

Notes and References

1. Book: Wolfgang Frey & Eberhard Fischer . Bryophytes and seedless vascular plants . . 2009 . 978-3-443-01063-8 . 13th . Syllabus of plant families 3 . Stuttgart . 241.
2. Hylocomiaceae M. Fleisch. . 7000000289 . 11 April 2024.