Rhachitheciaceae is a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
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' ...
)s in the order
Dicranales
Dicranales is an order of haplolepideous mosses in the subclass 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 spore
...
. It consists of seven genera.
Genera
The family Rhachitheciaceae contains seven genera:
[
*'' Hypnodontopsis''
*'' Jonesiobryum''
*'' Rhachitheciopsis''
*'' Rhachithecium''
*'' Tisserantiella''
*'' Uleastrum''
*'' Zanderia''
]
References
Moss families
Dicranales
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