Fontinalaceae is a family of
moss
Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and hor ...
es belonging to the order
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 ...
.
Genera:
* ''
Brachelyma''
Schimp. ex Cardot (1)
* ''
Cryphaeadelphus''
(Müller Hal.) J.Cardot, 1904
* ''
Dichelyma''
Myrin (10)
* ''
Fontinalis
''Fontinalis'' is a genus of submerged aquatic mosses belonging to the subclass Bryidae
Bryidae is an important subclass of Bryopsida. It is common throughout the whole world. Members have a double peristome with alternating tooth segments.
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''
Hedw. (76)
Figures in brackets are approx. how many species per genus.
References
Moss families
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