Moss families

Polytrichaceae is a common family of mosses. Members of this family tend to be larger than other mosses, with the larger species occurring in particularly moist habitats. The leaves have specialized sheaths at the base and a midrib that bears photosynthetic lamellae on the upper surface. These mosses are capable of sustaining high rates of photosynthesis in the presence of ample light and moisture. Unlike all other mosses, the hydroid-based vascular system of these mosses is continuous from stem to leaf and can extract water from the soil through transpiration. Species in this group are dioico

Bryaceae is a family of mosses.

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.

Amblystegiaceae is a family of mosses. It includes 20 to 30 genera with a total of up to 150 species. They occur nearly worldwide, growing in tropical, temperate, and subpolar regions.

Grimmiaceae is a family of mosses in the order Grimmiales.

Hypnaceae is a large family of moss with broad worldwide occurrence in the class Bryopsida, subclass Bryidae and order Hypnales. Genera include Hypnum, Phyllodon, and Taxiphyllum.

Mniaceae is a moss family in the order Bryales.

The Funariaceae are a family of mosses in the order Funariales. , 233 species are included in the family.

Tetraphidaceae is a family of mosses. It includes only the two genera Tetraphis and Tetrodontium, each with two species. The defining feature of the family is the 4-toothed peristome.

The Sphagnaceae is a family of moss with only one living genus Sphagnum.

Dicranaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in class Bryopsida. Species within this family are dioicous. Genera in this family include Dicranum, Dicranoloma, and Mitrobryum.

Brachytheciaceae is a family of mosses from the order Hypnales. The family includes over 40 genera and 250 species.

Andreaeaceae is a family of mosses which includes two genera, Andreaea, containing about 100 species, and the genus Acroschisma. The Andreaeaceae prefer rocky habitats ranging from tropical to arctic climates, on which they form tufted colonies, typically with reddish to blackish shoots. The capsules lack the peristome mechanism and dehisce longitudinally to release the spores, resulting in a paper-lantern appearance.

Orthotrichaceae is the only family of mosses in the order Orthotrichales. Many species in the family are epiphytic.

Thuidiaceae is a family of mosses within the order Hypnales. It includes many genera but the classification may need to be refined. The core genera are Thuidium, Thuidiopsis, Pelekium, Aequatoriella, Abietinella, Rauiella, Haplocladium and Actinothuidium form a clade but others currently placed in the family may belong elsewhere.

Hylocomiaceae is a family of mosses in the order Hypnales. It includes 14 genera and around 36 species.

Bartramiaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Bartramiales.

Fontinalaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Hypnales.

Splachnaceae is a family of mosses, containing around 70 species in 6 genera. Around half of those species are entomophilous, using insects to disperse their spores, a characteristic found in no other seedless land plants.

Ditrichaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses in subclass Dicranidae. The family was previously place in order Dicranales, but it now placed in its own monotypic order, Ditrichales.

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.

Neckeraceae is a moss family in the order Hypnales. There are about 200 species native to temperate and tropical regions. Most grow on rocks, or other plants.

Fissidentaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the order Dicranales, with a single genus, Fissidens. It was formerly placed in the now-obsolete order Fissidentales.

Leskeaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Hypnales.

Lembophyllaceae is a family of pleurocarpous mosses in the order Hypnales. It was originally described by Finnish botanist Viktor Ferdinand Brotherus (1849–1929) in 1909. The family is mainly found in Australasia and southern South America.

Hedwigiaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Hedwigiales. It is known as the hoar-moss family.

The Hookeriaceae is a family of mainly tropical mosses of the order Hookeriales.

Encalyptaceae is a family of mosses in order Encalyptales. It includes two genera; the genus Bryobartramia, formerly included in the family, is now placed in its own family.

Bruchiaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses in subclass Dicranidae. The family was previously placed in the order Dicranales, but are now placed in their own monotypic order, Bruchiales.

Meesiaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Splachnales.

Leucodontaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Hypnales.

Climaciaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Hypnales.

Aulacomniaceae is a family of mosses.

Leucobryaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the order Dicranales.

Calliergonaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Hypnales.

Entodontaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Hypnales.

Seligeriaceae is a family of mosses in the subclass Dicranidae.

Fabroniaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Hypnales. It has a worldwide distribution, in temperate and tropical regions.

Cryphaeaceae is a family of mosses (Bryophyta).

Meterotiaceae is a family of mosses from the order Hypnales. There are about 22 genera and 171 species represented by the family.

Anomodontaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Hypnales.

Sematophyllaceae is a family of mosses, known commonly as signal mosses. They grow on rocks in wet or humid places. and are found nearly worldwide, especially in tropical and temperate regions. There are about 150 species, which form yellow to yellow-green mats with reddish stems.

Erpodiaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses in subfamily Dicranidae. It was formerly placed in order Dicranales, but is now placed in its own monotypic order, Erpodiales.

Calymperaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the order Dicranales.

Rhachitheciaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses in the subfamily Dicranidae. It was formerly placed in the order Dicranales, but is now placed in order Rhabdoweisiales along with family Rhabdoweisiaceae.

Ptychomitriaceae is a family of mosses in the subclass Dicranidae.

Daltoniaceae is a family of moss in the order Hookeriales.

Rhabdoweisiaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses in subfamily Dicranidae. It was previously place in the order Dicranales, but is now placed in order Rhabdoweisiales, along with family Rhachitheciaceae.

Leptodontaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Hypnales. There are 3 genera with a worldwide distribution.

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Rhizogoniaceae is a family of mosses in the order Rhizogoniales.

Hypnodendraceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Hypnodendrales.

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Catagoniaceae is a small family of mosses in the order Hypnales, distinguished by its hypnoid peristome characterized by well-developed, ornamented exostomial teeth and leaves with double costae. Species typically grow in compact tufts or dense mats on various substrates, including tree trunks (corticicolous), rocks (rupicolous), and soil (terricolous). The family has a disjunct distribution, primarily found in South America (especially Brazil's Atlantic Forest and Amazon Rainforest) and Oceania. In Brazil, these mosses inhabit diverse vegetation types such as ombrophilous forests and high-alt

Helodiaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Hypnales.

The Hypopterygiaceae are a family of mainly tropical mosses of the order Hypopterygiales, a sister-group to the Hookeriales and Hypnales.

Orthodontiaceae is a family of mosses.

Gigaspermaceae are a family of mosses in the monotypic order Gigaspermales. The order is placed in subclass Gigaspermidae of the class Bryopsida. They were previously placed in subclass Funariidae.

Echinodiaceae is a monogeneric family of moss from the order Hypnobryales. It is found worldwide (especially the Americas and Oceania).