| Plagiotheciaceae | |
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| Plagiothecium undulatum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Hypnales |
| Family: | Plagiotheciaceae Fleischer and Broth. |
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Plagiotheciaceae is a family of mosses from the order Hypnales. It is found almost nearly worldwide, including Antarctica. Located primarily in temperate latitudes and at higher elevations in the tropics.
Named after Plagiothecium, which has over 150 species.
It originally had 2 subfamilies, Plagiothecioideae (which contained Catagonium and Plagiothecium), and Stereophylloideae (which contained Entodontopsis, Pilosium, Stenocarpidopsis, Stenocarpidium and Sterephyllum).
Genera
As accepted by GBIF;
- Acrocladiopsis (V.F.Brotherus) J.Cardot, 1914
- Bardunovia Ignatov & Ochyra
- Complanato-Hypnum Hampe, 1878
- Isocladiella Dixon
- Isopterygiella Ignatov & Ignatova, 2020
- Isopterygiopsis Z.Iwats.
- Ortholimnobium Dixon
- Pilaisaea
- Plagiotheciella M.Fleisch. ex Broth.
- Plagiothecium Bruch & Schimp.
- Pseudotaxiphyllum Z.Iwats.
- Saviczia A.L.Abramova & J.J.Abramov, 1966
- Sharpiella Z.Iwats.
References
- ^ "Plagiotheciaceae". gbif.org. Moss TROPICOS Database. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- "Plagiotheciaceae - FNA". beta.floranorthamerica.org. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- Pedersen, Niklas; Hedenäs, Lars (Autumn 2002). "Phylogeny of the Plagiotheciaceae Based on Molecular and Morphological Evidence". The Bryologist. 105 (3): 310–324.
Other sources
- Buck, W. R. and R. R. Ireland. 1985. A reclassification of the Plagiotheciaceae. Nova Hedwigia 41: 89–125.