Fontinalaceae is a family of
moss
Mosses are small, non-vascular plant, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic phylum, division Bryophyta (, ) ''sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Wilhelm Philippe Schimper, Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryo ...
es belonging to the order
Hypnales
Hypnales is the botanical name of an order of Bryophyta or leafy mosses. This group is sometimes called feather mosses, referring to their freely branched stems. The order includes more than 40 families and more than 4,000 species, making them ...
.
Genera:
* ''
Brachelyma''
Schimp. ex Cardot (1)
* ''
Cryphaeadelphus''
(Müller Hal.) J.Cardot, 1904
* ''
Dichelyma''
Myrin (10)
* ''
Fontinalis
''Fontinalis'' is a genus of submerged aquatic mosses belonging to the subclass Bryidae. These mosses are also called willow moss, fountain moss, brook moss and water moss. The genus is widespread in the Northern Hemisphere and includes both spec ...
''
Hedw. (76)
Figures in brackets are approx. how many species per genus.
References
Moss families
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