Bryidae is an important subclass of

Bryopsida The Bryopsida constitute the largest class of mosses, containing 95% of all moss species. It consists of approximately 11,500 species, common throughout the whole world. The group is distinguished by having spore capsules with teeth that are '' ...

. It is common throughout the whole world. Members have a double

peristome Peristome (from the Greek ''peri'', meaning 'around' or 'about', and ''stoma'', 'mouth') is an anatomical feature that surrounds an opening to an organ or structure. Some plants, fungi, and shelled gastropods have peristomes. In mosses In mosses, ...

with alternating tooth segments.

Classification

The classification of the Bryidae.Buck, William R. & Bernard Goffinet. 2000. "Morphology and classification of mosses", pages 71-123 ''in'' A. Jonathan Shaw & Bernard Goffinet (Eds.), ''Bryophyte Biology''. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press). . Superorder: Bryanae :

Bartramiales Bartramiales is an order of moss. Taxonomy The order Bartramiales contains a single family with nine genera. Family Bartramiaceae *'' Anacolia'' *'' Bartramia'' *'' Breutelia'' *'' Conostomum'' *'' Flowersia'' *'' Leiomela'' *'' Neosh ...

Bryales Bryales is an order (biology), order of mosses. Taxonomy The order Bryales includes the following five family (biology), families: * Bryaceae * Leptostomataceae * Mniaceae * Phyllodrepaniaceae * Pulchrinodaceae The order used to be de ...

Hedwigiales Hedwigiales is an order of mosses. It is named after Johannes Hedwig (1730-1799), the founder of modern bryology. Description They are a medium to large size acrocarpous moss with irregular branching. A midrib is not normally present in the le ...

Orthotrichales Orthotrichaceae is the only family of mosses in the order Orthotrichales. Many species in the family are epiphytic. Classification *''Cardotiella'' *''Ceuthotheca'' *''Codonoblepharon'' *''Desmotheca'' *''Florschuetziella'' *''Groutiella'' *''Le ...

Rhizogoniales Rhizogoniales is an order of mosses in the Bryopsida The Bryopsida constitute the largest class of mosses, containing 95% of all moss species. It consists of approximately 11,500 species, common throughout the whole world. The group is dist ...

Splachnales Splachnales is the botanical name of an order of Bryophyta or leafy mosses. References External links Moss orders {{Bryophyte-stub ...

Superorder: Hypnanae :

Hypnodendrales Hypnodendrales is an order of mosses. Description Species in the order are robust pleurocarpous mosses that are epiphytic. They are generally characterized by basally reiterating stems or stipes with secondary branching towards the apex. The o ...

Ptychomniales Ptychomniales is an order of mosses in the subclass Bryidae. References External links * * * ''Ptychomniales''at Tropicos Tropicos is an online botanical database containing taxonomic information on plants, mainly from the Neotropica ...

Hookeriales Hookeriales is the botanical name of an order of Bryophyta or leafy mosses. Named for William Jackson Hooker, it is composed of mainly subtropical and tropical species of mosses with generally complanate and asymmetrical leaves. Families H ...

Hypnales Hypnales is the botanical name of an order of Bryophyta or leafy mosses. This group is sometimes called feather mosses, referring to their freely branched stems. The order includes more than 40 families and more than 4,000 species, making them ...

References

Plant subclasses Bryopsida {{Bryophyte-stub