Amblystegiaceae 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. It includes 20 to 30

genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...

with a total of up to 150 species.Amblystegiaceae.
Flora of North America. Volume 28. They occur nearly worldwide, growing in tropical, temperate, and subpolar regions. These mosses are small to large in size and are yellow, green, or brown in color. Some are aquatic and some terrestrial. Most occur in wet habitat types. Many occur in substrates with a basic pH, but some grow in neutral to acidic substrates.Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2005 onwards

The Moss Families of the British Isles. Version: 21 June 2009.

Genera

Genera include: *'' Acrocladium'' Mitt.1869 *'' Amblystegium'' Schimp.1853 (e.g. ''

Amblystegium serpens ''Amblystegium serpens'', also known as the creeping feathermoss or nano moss, is a species of moss. It is a common species in Britain. The species is pleurocarpous The Bryopsida constitute the largest class of mosses, containing 95% of all ...

'') *'' Apterygium'' Kindb.1885 *'' Arvernella'' Hugonnot & Hedenäs2015 *'' Callialaria'' Ochyra1989 *'' Calliergidium'' Grout1929 *'' Calliergon'' (Sull.) Kindb.1894 *'' Campyliadelphus'' (Kindb.) R.S. Chopra1975 *'' Campylidium'' (Kindb.) Ochyra2003 *'' Campylium'' (Sull.) Mitt.1869 *'' Campylophyllopsis'' W.R. Buck2009 *'' Conardia'' H. Rob.1976 *'' Cratoneuron'' (Sull.) Spruce1867 *'' Cratoneuropsis'' (Broth.) M. Fleisch.1923 *'' Donrichardsia'' H.A. Crum & L.E. Anderson1979 *'' Drepanocladus'' (Müll. Hal.) G. Roth1899 *'' Gradsteinia'' Ochyra1990 *'' Hamatocaulis'' Hedenäs1989 *'' Hygroamblystegium'' Loeske1903 *'' Hygrohypnella'' Ignatov & Ignatova2004 *''

Hygrohypnum Amblystegiaceae is a family of mosses. It includes 20 to 30 genera with a total of up to 150 species. *'' Hypnites'' Ettingsh.1855 *'' Hypnobartlettia'' Ochyra1985 *'' Koponenia'' Ochyra1985 *'' Larrainia'' W.R. Buck2015 *'' Leptodictyum'' (Sc ...

'' Lindb.1872

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/small> *'' Hypnites'' Ettingsh.1855 *'' Hypnobartlettia'' Ochyra1985 *'' Koponenia'' Ochyra1985 *'' Larrainia'' W.R. Buck2015 *'' Leptodictyum'' (Schimp.) Warnst.1906 *'' Limprichtia'' Loeske1907 *''

Loeskypnum ''Loeskypnum'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae. The species of this genus are found in Eurasia and Northern America. The genus name of ''Loeskypnum'' is in honour of Leopold Loeske (1865-1935), who was a German watc ...

'' H.K.G. Paul1918 *'' Microhypnum'' Jan Kučera & Ignatov2019 *'' Neocalliergon'' R.S. Williams1930 *''

Ochyraea ''Ochyraea'' is a genus of moss in the family Amblystegiaceae. The genus name of ''Ochyraea'' is in honour of Ryszard Ochyra (born 1949) is a Polish bryologist. They have been found in Europe and across Russia. The genus was circumscribed by J ...

'' Váňa1986 *'' Orthotheciella'' (Müll. Hal.) Ochyra1998 *'' Palustriella'' Ochyra1989 *'' Pictus'' C.C. Towns.1983 *'' Platydictya'' Berk.1863 *'' Platyhypnum'' Loeske1911 *'' Platylomella'' A.L. Andrews1950 *'' Protoochyraea'' Ignatov1990 *'' Pseudoamblystegium'' Vanderp. & Hedenäs2009 *'' Pseudocalliergon'' (Limpr.) Loeske1907 *'' Pseudocampylium'' Vanderp. & Hedenäs2009 *'' Pseudohygrohypnum'' Kanda1976

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/small> *'' Richardsiopsis'' Ochyra1986 *''

Sanionia ''Sanionia'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution, and was circumscribed In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all ...

'' Loeske1907 *'' Sarmentypnum'' Tuom. & T.J. Kop.1979 *'' Sasaokaea'' Broth.1929 *'' Sciaromiadelphus'' Abramova & I.I. Abramov1967 *'' Sciaromiella'' Ochyra1986 *'' Sciaromiopsis'' Broth.1924 *''

Scorpidium ''Scorpidium'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae. The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of t ...

'' (Schimp.) Limpr.1899 *'' Serpoleskea'' (Hampe ex Limpr.) Loeske1905 *'' Sinocalliergon'' Sakurai1949 *''

Straminergon ''Straminergon'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae. The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of ...

'' Hedenäs1993 *'' Vittia'' Ochyra1987 *''

Warnstorfia ''Warnstorfia'' is a genus of mosses. They are known as in Swedish language, Swedish and in Dutch language, Dutch. It was named in honor of Carl Friedrich Warnstorf.Amblystegiaceae
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