Hypnaceae
Hypnaceae is a large family of moss with broad worldwide occurrence[1] in the class Bryopsida, subclass Bryidae and order Hypnales. Genera include Hypnum, Phyllodon, and Taxiphyllum.
| Hypnaceae | |
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| Hypnum cupressiforme | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Hypnales |
| Family: | Hypnaceae Schimp. |
| Genera | |
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See Classification | |
Ecology
Some of the family species occur on the floor of Canadian boreal forests; an example of this occurrence is within the Black Spruce/Feathermoss climax forest, often having moderately dense canopy and featuring a forest floor of feathermosses including, Hylocomium splendens, Pleurozium schreberi and Ptilium crista-castrensis.[2]
Classification
The family Hypanaceae includes the following genera:
- Acritodon H. Rob.
- Andoa Ochyra
- Austrohondaella Z.Iwats., H.P.Ramsay & Fife
- Bardunovia Ignatov & Ochyra
- Breidleria Loeske
- Bryocrumia L. E. Anderson
- Buckiella Ireland
- Campylophyllopsis W. R. Buck
- Campylophyllum (Schimp.) M. Fleisch.
- Caribaeohypnum Ando & Higuchi
- Chryso-hypnum (Hampe) G. Roth
- Crepidophyllum Herzog
- Ctenidiadelphus M. Fleisch.
- Cyathothecium Dixon
- Dacryophyllum Ireland
- Ectropotheciella M. Fleisch.
- Ectropotheciopsis (Broth.) M. Fleisch.
- Ectropothecium Mitt.
- Elharveya H. A. Crum
- Elmeriobryum Broth.
- Entodontella M. Fleisch.
- Eurohypnum Ando
- Filibryum W. Kim & T. Yamag.
- Foreauella Dixon & P. de la Varde
- Gammiella Broth.
- Gollania Broth.
- Hageniella Broth.
- Hondaella Dixon & Sakurai
- Horridohypnum W. R. Buck
- Hyocomium Bruch & Schimp.
- Hypnum Hedw.
- Irelandia W. R. Buck
- Karstia B.H. Allen
- Leiodontium Broth.
- Leptoischyrodon Dixon
- Macrothamniella M. Fleisch.
- Mahua W. R. Buck
- Microctenidium M. Fleisch.
- Mittenothamnium Henn.
- Nanothecium Dixon & P. de la Varde
- Neoptychophyllum S.He
- Phyllodon Bruch & Schimp.
- Plagiotheciopsis Broth.
- Platygyriella Cardot
- Podperaea Z. Iwats. & Glime
- Pseudohypnella (M. Fleisch.) Broth.
- Rhacopilopsis Renauld & Cardot
- Rhizohypnella M. Fleisch.
- Sclerohypnum Dixon
- Stenotheciopsis Broth.
- Stereodontopsis R. S. Williams
- Syringothecium Mitt.
- Taxiphyllopsis Higuchi & Deguchi
- Taxiphyllum M. Fleisch.
- Vesicularia (Müll. Hal.) Müll. Hal.
- Wijkiella Bizot & Lewinsky
See also
References
- C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Black Spruce: Picea mariana, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg
- ITIS Report. 1999. Family: Hypnaceae
Line notes
- ITIS Report. 1999
- C. Michael Hogan. 2008
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