Sematophyllaceae 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, known commonly as signal mosses.Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2005 onwards
Sematophyllaceae.
The Moss Families of the British Isles. Version: 21 June 2009. They grow on rocks in wet or humid places. and are found nearly worldwide, especially in tropical and temperate regions.Sematophyllaceae.
Flora of North America. Volume 28. There are about 150 species, which form yellow to yellow-green mats with reddish stems.

Genera

The family Sematophyllaceae contains the following genera: *'' Acanthorrhynchium'' *'' Acroporium'' *'' Allioniellopsis'' *'' Aptychopsis'' *'' Billbuckia'' *'' Brittonodoxa'' *'' Chionostomum'' *'' Clastobryella'' *'' Clastobryophilum'' *'' Colobodontium'' *'' Donnellia'' *'' Hydropogon'' *'' Macrohymenium'' *'' Meiotheciella'' *'' Meiothecium'' *'' Microcalpe'' *'' Papillidiopsis'' *'' Paranapiacabaea'' *'' Potamium'' *'' Pterogoniopsis'' *'' Piloecium'' *'' Radulina'' *'' Rhaphidostichum'' *'' Schraderella'' *'' Schroeterella'' *'' Sematophyllum'' *'' Timotimius'' *'' Trichosteleum'' *'' Trolliella'' *'' Vitalia'' *'' Warburgiella''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q17277069 Hypnales Moss families