Mniaceae Explained

Mniaceae is a moss family in the order Bryales.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Taxonomy

The family Mniaceae includes the following genera:^[3]

• Cinclidium
• Cyrtomnium
• Epipterygium
• Leucolepis
• Mielichhoferia
• Mnium
• Orthomnion
• Plagiomnium
• Pohlia
• Pseudobryum
• Pseudopohlia
• Rhizomnium
• Schizymenium
• Synthetodontium
• Trachycystis

Notes and References

1. Web site: ITIS Standard Report Page: Mniaceae . www.itis.gov . 15 December 2019.
2. 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.
3. Web site: Goffinet . B. . W.R. . Buck . Classification of extant moss genera . Classification of the Bryophyta . 1 May 2020.