''Tortula'' is a genus 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 ...

es in the family

Pottiaceae The Pottiaceae are a family of mosses. They form the most numerous moss family known, containing nearly 1500 species or more than 10% of the 10,000 to 15,000 moss species known. Genera The family has four subfamilies and 83 genera. * Subfamily ...

Species

There are different classifications for the species included in the genus. The delimitation of genus Tortula is problematic and was subject to a number of alterations in the past. Some species that were earlier placed under ''

Desmatodon ''Desmatodon'' is an extinct genus of diadectid reptiliomorph. With fossils found from the Kasimovian (Missourian) stage of the Late Carboniferous of Pennsylvania, Colorado, and New Mexico in the United States, ''Desmatodon'' is the oldest know ...

'', '' Phascum'' and ''

Pottia ''Pottia'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Pottiaceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species: * ''Pottia acaulis'' (Flörke ex F.Weber & D.Mohr) Fürnr. ex Hampe * ''Pottia affinis ''Pottia'' is a genus of mosses bel ...

'' have been made part of genus ''Tortula'', while other species that had been formerly placed in this genus became part of ''

Hennediella ''Hennediella'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Pottiaceae. The genus name of ''Hennediella'' is in honour of Roger Hennedy (1809 - 1877), who was a Scottish printer and botanist ( Pteridology). The genus was circumscribed by Jean � ...

,'' ''

Microbryum ''Microbryum'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Pottiaceae. The genus was first described by Wilhelm Philippe Schimper. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the rang ...

'' and ''

Syntrichia ''Syntrichia'' is a large, cosmopolitan genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae The Pottiaceae are a Family (biology), family of mosses. They form the most numerous moss family known, containing nearly 1500 species or more than 10% of the 10, ...

''. The rearrangement of the genus followed new studies in

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characteristics.Wolfgang Frey, Michael Stech, Eberhard Fischer: ''Bryophytes and Seedless Vascular Plants'' (= Syllabus of Plant Families. 3). 13th edition. Borntraeger, Berlin 2009, , pp. 182, 183 * ''

Tortula acaulon ''Tortula acaulon'', formerly '' Phascum cuspidatum'', the cuspidate earth-moss or toothed phascum moss, is a moss Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''s ...

'' (With.) R. H. Zander ** ''

Tortula acaulon var. pilifera ''Tortula'' is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. Species There are different classifications for the species included in the genus. The delimitation of genus Tortula is problematic and was subject to a number of alterations in the pas ...

'' (Schreb. ex Hedw.) R.H. Zander * ''

Tortula ammonsiana ''Tortula'' is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. Species There are different classifications for the species included in the genus. The delimitation of genus Tortula is problematic and was subject to a number of alterations in the pas ...

'' Crum & Anderson – Ammons' Tortula Moss * ''

Tortula amphidiacea ''Tortula'' is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. Species There are different classifications for the species included in the genus. The delimitation of genus Tortula is problematic and was subject to a number of alterations in the pas ...

'' (C. Müll.) Broth. – Tortula Moss * '' Tortula amplexa'' (Lesq.) Steere – Tortula Moss * ''

Tortula antarctica ''Tortula'' is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. Species There are different classifications for the species included in the genus. The delimitation of genus Tortula is problematic and was subject to a number of alterations in the pas ...

'' (Hampe) Par. – Screw Moss * ''

Tortula atrovirens ''Tortula'' is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. Species There are different classifications for the species included in the genus. The delimitation of genus Tortula is problematic and was subject to a number of alterations in the pas ...

'' (Sm.) Lindb. – Convolute Desmatodon Moss * ''

Tortula bartramii ''Tortula'' is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. Species There are different classifications for the species included in the genus. The delimitation of genus Tortula is problematic and was subject to a number of alterations in the pas ...

'' Steere in Grout – Bartram's Tortula Moss * '' Tortula bolanderi'' (Lesq.) Howe – Bolander's Tortula Moss * '' Tortula brevipes'' (Lesq.) Broth. – Tortula Moss * '' Tortula cainii'' Crum & Anderson – Cain's Tortula Moss * '' Tortula californica'' Bartr. – California Tortula Moss * '' Tortula canescens'' Mont. * '' Tortula caucasica'' Lindb. ex Broth. – Intermediate Pottia Moss * '' Tortula cernua'' (Huebener) R. H. Zander – Desmatodon Moss * '' Tortula chisosa'' Magill, Delgad. & L.R. Stark – Tortula Moss * '' Tortula cuneifolia'' (Dicks.) Turner * '' Tortula freibergii'' Dixon & Loeske * ''

Tortula hoppeana ''Tortula'' is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. Species There are different classifications for the species included in the genus. The delimitation of genus Tortula is problematic and was subject to a number of alterations in the pas ...

'' (Schultz)

Ochyra Ryszard Ochyra (born 1949) is a Polish bryologist. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation when citing a botanical name. In 1986, botanist Jiří Váňa and (mycologist) circumscribed '' Ochyraea'', which is a genus of moss ...

– Wideleaf Desmatodon Moss * ''

Tortula lindbergii ''Tortula'' is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. Species There are different classifications for the species included in the genus. The delimitation of genus Tortula is problematic and was subject to a number of alterations in the pas ...

'' Kindb. ex Broth. – Lance Pottia Moss * ''

Tortula lingulata ''Tortula'' is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. Species There are different classifications for the species included in the genus. The delimitation of genus Tortula is problematic and was subject to a number of alterations in the pas ...

'' Lindb. * ''

Tortula marginata ''Tortula'' is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. Species There are different classifications for the species included in the genus. The delimitation of genus Tortula is problematic and was subject to a number of alterations in the pas ...

'' (Bruch & Schimp.) Spruce * ''

Tortula mucronifolia ''Tortula'' is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. Species There are different classifications for the species included in the genus. The delimitation of genus Tortula is problematic and was subject to a number of alterations in the pas ...

'' Schwägr. – Mucronleaf Tortula Moss * '' Tortula muralis'' Hedw. – Wall Screw-moss ** ''

Tortula muralis var. aestiva ''Tortula'' is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. Species There are different classifications for the species included in the genus. The delimitation of genus Tortula is problematic and was subject to a number of alterations in the pas ...

'' Brid. ex Hedw. ** ''

Tortula muralis var. muralis ''Tortula'' is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. Species There are different classifications for the species included in the genus. The delimitation of genus Tortula is problematic and was subject to a number of alterations in the pas ...

'' Hedw. * ''

Tortula obtusifolia ''Tortula'' is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. Species There are different classifications for the species included in the genus. The delimitation of genus Tortula is problematic and was subject to a number of alterations in the pas ...

'' (Schwägr.) Mathieu – Obtuseleaf Desmatodon Moss * ''

Tortula obtusissima ''Tortula'' is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. Species There are different classifications for the species included in the genus. The delimitation of genus Tortula is problematic and was subject to a number of alterations in the pas ...

'' (C. Müll.) Mitt. – Obtuse Tortula Moss * ''

Tortula papillosissima ''Tortula'' is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. Species There are different classifications for the species included in the genus. The delimitation of genus Tortula is problematic and was subject to a number of alterations in the pas ...

'' (Copp.) Broth. – Tortula Moss * ''

Tortula paulsenii ''Tortula paulsenii'' is a leaf moss species described by Viktor Ferdinand Brotherus in 1906. ''Tortula paulsenii'' is included in the Pottiaceae The Pottiaceae are a Family (biology), family of mosses. They form the most numerous moss family ...

'' Broth. * ''

Tortula princeps ''Tortula'' is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. Species There are different classifications for the species included in the genus. The delimitation of genus Tortula is problematic and was subject to a number of alterations in the pas ...

'' De Not. – Tortula Moss * ''

Tortula protobryoides ''Tortula protobryoides'' is a species of moss belonging to the family Pottiaceae The Pottiaceae are a Family (biology), family of mosses. They form the most numerous moss family known, containing nearly 1500 species or more than 10% of the 10 ...

'' R. H. Zander – Pottia Moss * ''

Tortula rhizophylla ''Tortula'' is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. Species There are different classifications for the species included in the genus. The delimitation of genus Tortula is problematic and was subject to a number of alterations in the pas ...

'' (Sak.) Iwats. & Saito – Tortula Moss * ''

Tortula schimperi ''Tortula'' is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. Species There are different classifications for the species included in the genus. The delimitation of genus Tortula is problematic and was subject to a number of alterations in the pas ...

'' Cano, O. Werner & J. Guerra * ''

Tortula scotteri ''Tortula'' is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. Species There are different classifications for the species included in the genus. The delimitation of genus Tortula is problematic and was subject to a number of alterations in the pas ...

'' Zand. & Steere – Scotter's Tortula Moss * ''

Tortula stanfordensis ''Tortula'' is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. Species There are different classifications for the species included in the genus. The delimitation of genus Tortula is problematic and was subject to a number of alterations in the pas ...

'' Steere – Stanford * ''

Tortula subulata ''Tortula'' is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. Species There are different classifications for the species included in the genus. The delimitation of genus Tortula is problematic and was subject to a number of alterations in the pas ...

'' Hedw. – Tortula Moss * ''

Tortula truncata ''Tortula'' is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. Species There are different classifications for the species included in the genus. The delimitation of genus Tortula is problematic and was subject to a number of alterations in the pas ...

'' (Hedw.) Mitt. – Truncate Pottia Moss

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q657751 Pottiaceae Moss genera Taxa named by Johann Hedwig