Orthotrichaceae Explained

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

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Goffinet, B. . Bryophyte Biology . Buck . W. R. . Shaw . A. J. . Cambridge University Press . 2008 . 978-0-521-87225-6 . Bernard Goffinet . 2nd . Cambridge . 55–138 . Morphology and Classification of the Bryophyta . A. Jonathan Shaw.
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 . Missouri Botanical Garden Press . 98 . 205–239 . 1-930723-38-5.