Rhachitheciaceae

Rhachitheciaceae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Rhabdoweisiales
Family: Rhachitheciaceae
H. Rob.
Genera

Seven genera, see text

Rhachitheciaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses in the subfamily Dicranidae.[1][2][3] It was formerly placed in the order Dicranales,<ref name=Goffinet-2020-web> but is now placed in order Rhabdoweisiales along with family Rhabdoweisiaceae.[3]

Genera

The family Rhachitheciaceae contains seven genera:[3]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R. "Classification of extant moss genera". Classification of the Bryophyta. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Brinda, John C.; Atwood, John J. (eds.). "A Classification of the Dicranidae". The Bryophyte Nomenclator. Retrieved 21 November 2024.


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