Dicranaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses (

Dicranidae The Dicranidae are a widespread and diverse subclass of mosses in class Bryopsida, with many species of dry or disturbed areas. They are distinguished by their spores; the peristome Peristome (from the Greek ''peri'', meaning 'around' or 'about' ...

) in class

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 '' ...

. Species within this family are

dioicous Dioicy () is a sexual system where archegonia and antheridia are produced on separate gametophytes. It is one of the two main sexual systems in bryophytes. Both dioicous () and monoicous gametophytes produce gametes in gametangia by mitosis ra ...

. Genera in this family include '' Dicranum'', '' Dicranoloma'', and '' Mitrobryum''.

Classification

The family Dicranaceae contains the following genera: *'' Anisothecium'' *'' Aongstroemia'' *'' Aongstroemiopsis'' *'' Braunfelsia'' *'' Brotherobryum'' *'' Bryotestua'' *'' Camptodontium'' *'' Campylopodium'' *'' Chorisodontium'' *'' Cnestrum'' *'' Cryptodicranum'' *'' Dicnemon'' *'' Dicranella'' *'' Dicranoloma'' *'' Dicranum'' *'' Diobelonella'' *'' Eucamptodon'' *'' Eucamptodontopsis'' *'' Holomitriopsis'' *'' Holomitrium'' *'' Hygrodicranum'' *'' Leptotrichella'' *'' Leucoloma'' *'' Macrodictyum'' *'' Mesotus'' *'' Mitrobryum'' *'' Muscoherzogia'' *'' Orthodicranum'' *'' Paraleucobryum'' *'' Parisia'' *'' Phantomia'' *'' Platyneuron'' *'' Pocsiella'' *'' Polymerodon'' *'' Pseudephemerum'' *'' Pseudochorisodontium'' *'' Schliephackea'' *'' Sclerodontium'' *'' Sphaerothecium'' *'' Steyermarkiella'' *'' Wardia'' *'' Werneriobryum''

References

Other sources

* Müller, P. and J.-P. Frahm. 1987. A review of the Paraleucobryoideae (Dicranaceae). Nova Hedwigia 45: 283–314. Dicranales Moss families {{Bryophyte-stub