Sematophyllaceae
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| Sematophyllaceae | |
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| 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
[edit]The family Sematophyllaceae contains the following genera:[2][5]
- Acanthorrhynchium M. Fleisch.
- †Acroporiites J.-P. Frahm
- Acroporium Mitt.
- Allioniellopsis Ochyra
- Aptychopsis (Broth.) M. Fleisch.
- Billbuckia Pócs
- Brittonodoxa W.R. Buck, P.E.A.S. Câmara & Carv.-Silva
- Chionostomum Müll. Hal.
- Clastobryophilum M. Fleisch.
- Clastobryopsis M. Fleisch.
- Colobodontium Herzog
- Donnellia Austin
- Hydropogon Brid.
- Hydropogonella Cardot
- Jirivanaea U.B. Deshmukh & Rathor
- Kuerschneria Ochyra & Bedn.-Ochyra
- Macrohymenium Müll. Hal.
- Meiotheciella B.C. Tan, W.B. Schofield & H.P. Ramsay
- Meiotheciopsis Broth.
- Meiothecium Mitt.
- Microcalpe (Mitt.) W.R. Buck
- Papillidiopsis (Broth.) W.R. Buck & B.C. Tan
- Piloecium (Müll. Hal.) Broth.
- Pilosimitra B.C. Tan & G. Dauphin
- Pseudopiloecium E.B. Bartram
- Pterogoniopsis Müll. Hal.
- Radulina W.R. Buck & B.C. Tan
- Rhaphidorrhynchium Besch. ex M. Fleisch.
- Rhaphidostegium (Schimp.) De Not.
- Rhaphidostichum M. Fleisch.
- Schraderella Müll. Hal.
- Schroeterella Herzog
- †Sematophyllites J.-P. Frahm
- Sematophyllum Mitt.
- Timotimius W.R. Buck
- Trichosteleum Mitt.
- Warburgiella Müll. Hal.
Formerly included
[edit]- Clastobryella M. Fleisch. (synonym of Clastobryum)
- Paranapiacabaea W.R. Buck & Vital (synonym of Pterogoniopsis)
- Potamium Mitt. (synonym of Trichosteleum)
- Trolliella (synonym of Pylaisia)
- Vitalia P.E.A.S.Câmara, Carv.-Silva & W.R. Buck (synonym of Jirivanaea)
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sematophyllaceae Broth". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 21 June 2024.