Pterobryellaceae
| Pterobryellaceae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Hypnodendrales |
| Family: | Pterobryellaceae W.R.Buck & Vitt |
Pterobryellaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Hypnodendrales.[1]
Description
Plants in this family are usually very large, with conspicuously pinnate branching and often frondose form.[1]
Genera
There are two genera assigned to this family:[2]
- Pterobryella (Müll. Hal.) A. Jaeger
- Sciadocladus Kindb.
References
- 1 2 Buck, William R.; Vitt, Dale H. (1986). "Suggestions for a New Familial Classification of Pleurocarpous Mosses". Taxon. 35 (1): 21–60. Bibcode:1986Taxon..35...21B. doi:10.2307/1221034. JSTOR 1221034.
- ↑ "A synopsis of the Pterobryellaceae". Bryophyte Nomenclator. Retrieved 17 May 2026.