Sematophyllaceae
Family of mosses
| Sematophyllaceae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Brotherella lorentziana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Hypnales |
| Family: | Sematophyllaceae Broth. |
| Genera | |
| About 40, see text | |
Sematophyllaceae is a family of mosses,[1][2] known commonly as signal mosses.[3] They grow on rocks in wet or humid places.[3] and are found nearly worldwide, especially in tropical and temperate regions.[4] There are about 150 species, which form yellow to yellow-green mats with reddish stems.[4]
Genera
The family Sematophyllaceae contains the following genera:[2]
- Acanthorrhynchium M. Fleisch.
- Acroporium Mitt.
- Allioniellopsis Ochyra
- Aptychopsis (Broth.) M. Fleisch.
- Billbuckia Pócs
- Brittonodoxa W.R. Buck, P.E.A.S.Câmara & Carv.-Silva
- Chionostomum Müll. Hal.
- Clastobryella M. Fleisch.
- Clastobryophilum M. Fleisch.
- Colobodontium Herzog
- Donnellia Austin
- Hydropogon Brid.
- Macrohymenium Müll. Hal.
- Meiotheciella B. C. Tan, W. B. Schofield & H. P. Ramsay
- Meiothecium Mitt.
- Microcalpe (Mitt.) W.R. Buck
- Papillidiopsis (Broth.) W. R. Buck & B. C. Tan
- Paranapiacabaea W. R. Buck & Vital
- Potamium Mitt.
- Pterogoniopsis Müll. Hal.
- Piloecium (Müll. Hal.) Broth.
- Radulina W. R. Buck & B. C. Tan
- Rhaphidostichum M. Fleisch.
- Schraderella Müll. Hal.
- Schroeterella Herzog
- Sematophyllum Mitt.
- Timotimius W. R. Buck
- Trichosteleum Mitt.
- Trolliella Herzog
- Vitalia P.E.A.S.Câmara, Carv.-Silva & W.R. Buck
- Warburgiella Müll. Hal.
References
- ^ Goffinet, B.; Buck, W. R.; Shaw, A. J. (2008). "Morphology and Classification of the Bryophyta". In Goffinet, B.; Shaw, J. (eds.). Bryophyte Biology (2nd ed.). New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 55–138. ISBN 978-0-521-87225-6.
- ^ a b Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R. "Classification of extant moss genera". Classification of the Bryophyta. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ a b Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2005 onwards. Sematophyllaceae. The Moss Families of the British Isles. Version: 21 June 2009.
- ^ a b Sematophyllaceae. Flora of North America. Volume 28.
