The Hookeriaceae are a family of mainly tropical mosses of the order
Hookeriales
Hookeriales is the botanical name of an order of Bryophyta or leafy mosses. Named for William Jackson Hooker, it is composed of mainly subtropical and tropical species of mosses with generally complanate and asymmetrical leaves.
Families
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It contains six genera from the UK.
Genera
As accepted by
GBIF
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Achrophyllum'' (8)
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Adelothecium'' (1)
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Archephemeropsis'' (1)
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Bryobrothera'' (1)
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Callicostella'' (128)
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Calyptrochaeta'' (33)
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Canalohypopterygium'' (1)
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Chaetomitriopsis'' (1)
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Crosbya'' (2)
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Curviramea'' (1)
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Cyathophorella'' (18)
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Cyclodictyon'' (117)
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Dendrocyathophorum'' (2)
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Dimorphocladon'' (2)
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Diploneuron'' (2)
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Discophyllum'' (2)
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Distichophyllum'' (138)
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Elharveya'' (1)
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Ephemeropsis'' (2)
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Eriopus'' (27)
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Hampeohypnum'' (1)
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Harpophyllum'' (1)
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Hemiragis'' (1)
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Holoblepharum'' (4)
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Hookeria
''Hookeria'' is a genus of mainly tropical mosses. It was defined by James Edward Smith James Edward Smith may refer to:
* James Edward Smith (botanist), English botanist and founder of the Linnean Society
* James Edward Smith (murderer), America ...
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Hookeriopsis'' (105)
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Lamprophyllum'' (2)
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Lepidopilidium'' (33)
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Lopidium'' (15)
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Metadistichophyllum'' (1)
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Philophyllum'' (1)
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Piloseriopus'' (1)
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Pilosium'' (1)
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Pilotrichidium'' (4)
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Pterygophyllum'' (47)
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Rhynchostegiopsis'' (9)
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Sauloma'' (8)
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Schimperobryum'' (1)
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Schizomitrium'' (49)
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Sclerohypnum'' (1)
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Stenodictyon'' (6)
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Tetrastichium'' (2)
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Thamniopsis'' (25)
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Trachyxiphium'' (14)
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Vesiculariopsis'' (1)
Note; numbers in the parenthis equate to number of species per genus
References
External links
Hookeriales
Moss families
Taxa named by James Edward Smith
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