Moss genera

Racopilum is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Racopilaceae.

Syrrhopodon is a monophyletic genus of mosses in the family Calymperaceae. It is very similar to Calymperes. The two genera are primarily differentiated by the calyptra, which is dehiscent in Syrrhopodon and persistent in Calymperes.

Rhytidium is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Hylocomiaceae.

Ptychostomum is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Bryaceae. It has an almost cosmopolitan distribution. It has two subgenera, Psychostomum (Ptychostomum) and Psychostomum (Cladodium).

Platygyriella is a genus of moss in the family Hypnaceae. It was described by Jules Cardot in 1854. It occurs mostly in the Americas (especially Mexico), parts of Africa, and parts of Asia.

genus of plants (fossil)

Spiridens is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Hypnodendraceae.

Hypnodendron is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Hypnodendraceae.

genus of plants

Aongstroemia is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Dicranaceae.

Calomnion is a genus of mosses in the family Rhizogoniaceae. They have been reported from Australia, New Zealand, Polynesia, Melanesia, New Guinea, and eastern Indonesia.

Cyrto-hypnum is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Thuidiaceae.

Ptychomitrium is a widespread genus of mosses found in many parts of the world.

Pinnatella is a genus of moss in family Neckeraceae.

Chorisodontium is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Dicranaceae.

Dicranoloma is a genus of mosses in the family Dicranaceae. The Dicranoloma mosses are distributed in the Southern Hemisphere, while the Dicranum mosses are found in the Northern Hemisphere. Species within this genus are dioicous. Dicranoloma may be found in the form of mats on beech/podocarp forest floors of New Zealand's northern South Island. Dicranoloma dicarpum has a wide distribution in both hemispheres.

Lepidopilum is a genus of moss in family Callicostaceae. There are over 50 species in the genus.

Brymela is a genus of moss in family Callicostaceae. It includes 14 species native to the Neotropical realm.

Scleropodium is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae. The genus has an almost cosmopolitan distribution.

Macromitrium is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Orthotrichaceae.

genus of plants

Isopterygium is a genus of mosses variably placed in the families Hypnaceae and Pylaisiadelphaceae. It includes 137 species and has a cosmopolitan distribution. It was described in 1869 by William Mitten.

Jaffueliobryum is a genus of moss in family Ptychomitriaceae.

Limbella is a genus of mosses in the family Amblystegiaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): Limbella fryei, (R.S. Williams) Ochyra Limbella tricostata, (Sull.) Müll. Hal. ex E.B. Bartram Limbella bartlettii Limbella conspissata Limbella limbata

genus of plants

Callicladium is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Hypnaceae. It formerly only held one species, Callicladium haldanianum, but now it holds multiple.

Dendroligotrichum is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Polytrichaceae.

Sematophyllum is the type genus of the family Sematophyllaceae. It contains about 170 species. Sematophyllum was described by William Mitten in 1864.

Conardia is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae.

Serpoleskea is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae.

Chaetomitrium is a genus of mosses in the family Symphyodontaceae.

Pseudephemerum is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Dicranaceae.

Chryso-hypnum is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Hypnaceae.

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Rhizogonium is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Rhizogoniaceae.

Campylidium is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae.

Bucklandiella is a genus of moss in the family Grimmiaceae.

Platyhypnidium is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae.

Thuidiopsis is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Thuidiaceae.

Mesochaete is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Rhizogoniaceae.

genus of plants

Bryobeckettia is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Funariaceae.

Timmiella is a genus of mosses in the family Timmiellaceae. The genus has an almost cosmopolitan distribution.

Amblytropis is a genus of moss in family Callicostaceae.

Gigaspermum is a genus of moss in the family Gigaspermaceae. It contains four species.

Polytrichadelphus is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Polytrichaceae.

Cyathophorum is a genus of moss in the family Hypopterygiaceae. Seven species are found across Africa, southern and eastern Asia, through to Australia and Oceania.

Camptochaete is a genus of mosses found in Australasia. The genus was described in 1870 by Heinrich Wilhelm Reichardt (1835–1885). The name, from Greek kamptos, meaning bent, altered, and chaite, meaning hair, bristle, likely refers to the curved seta.

Micromitrium is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Micromitriaceae . The genus Micrometrium was previously placed in family Pottiaceae in order Pottiales.

Rigodium is a genus of mosses. Species in this genus are usually epiphytic or terrestrial, generally growing in moist forests. Rigodium has a disjunct distribution in the Americas and Africa, and its center of diversity, where all species occur, is in the Andes of central Chile. The genus has been placed in several different families, such as the Brachytheciaceae, Thuidiaceae and Rigodiaceae but molecular phylogenetics work support its placement in the Lembophyllaceae. Rigodium implexum is notable for developing mossballs that carpet the forest floor. These consist in single, highly branched p

Leskeella is a genus of mosses in the family Leskeaceae.

Pseudoamblystegium is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae.

genus of plants

Amblyodon is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Meesiaceae.

Hypopterygium is a genus of moss in the family Hypopterygiaceae. It contains the following species: Hypopterygium arbuscula Brid. Hypopterygium arcuatum (Hedw.) Müll. Hal. Hypopterygium balantii (Kindb.) Müll. Hal. ex Loeske Hypopterygium ciliatum (Hedw.) Brid. Hypopterygium concinnum (Hook.) Brid. Hypopterygium convolutaceum Müll. Hal. Hypopterygium didictyon Müll. Hal. Hypopterygium discolor Mitt. Hypopterygium elatum Tixier Hypopterygium filiculaeforme (Hedw.) Brid. Hypopterygium flavolimbatum Müll. Hal. Hypopterygium hildebrandtii (Kindb.) Müll. Hal. ex Paris Hypopterygium hoo

Hypnodontopsis is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in family Rhachitheciaceae.

genus of plants

Distichophyllum is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Daltoniaceae. The species of this genus are found in New Zealand.