Dicranaceae

Dicranaceae
Dicranum scoparium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Dicranidae
Order:	Dicranales
Family:	Dicranaceae Schimp.
Genera
See Classification

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 Mitt.
• Aongstroemia Bruch & Schimp.
• Aongstroemiopsis M. Fleisch.
• Braunfelsia Paris
• Brotherobryum M. Fleisch.
• Bryotestua Thér. & P. de la Varde
• Camptodontium Dusén
• Campylopodium (Müll. Hal.) Besch.
• Chorisodontium (Mitt.) Broth.
• Cnestrum I. Hagen
• Cryptodicranum E. B. Bartram
• Dicnemon Schwägr.
• Dicranella (Müll. Hal.) Schimp.
• Dicranoloma (Renauld) Renauld
• Dicranum Hedw.
• Diobelonella Ochyra
• Eucamptodon Mont.
• Eucamptodontopsis Broth.
• Holomitriopsis H. Rob.
• Holomitrium Brid.
• Hygrodicranum Cardot
• Leptotrichella (Müll. Hal.) Lindb.
• Leucoloma Brid.
• Macrodictyum (Broth.) E. H. Hegew.
• Mesotus Mitt.
• Mitrobryum H. Rob.
• Muscoherzogia Ochyra
• Orthodicranum (Bruch & Schimp.) Loeske
• Paraleucobryum (Limpr.) Loeske
• Parisia Broth.
• Phantomia S. He & W.R. Buck
• Platyneuron (Cardot) Broth.
• Pocsiella Bizot
• Polymerodon Herzog
• Pseudephemerum (Lindb.) I. Hagen
• Pseudochorisodontium (Broth.) C. H. Gao, Vitt, X. H. Fu & T. Cao
• Schliephackea Müll. Hal.
• Sclerodontium Schwägr.
• Sphaerothecium Hampe
• Steyermarkiella H. Rob.
• Wardia Harv. & Hook.
• Werneriobryum Herzog

References

1. Williams, R. S. (1913). "Dicranaceae". North American Flora. 15 (1–2). New York Botanical Garden. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R. "Classification of extant moss genera". Classification of the Bryophyta. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

Other sources

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