Sematophyllaceae

Sematophyllaceae is a family of mosses, known commonly as signal mosses.Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2005 onwards
Sematophyllaceae.
The Moss Families of the British Isles. Version: 21 June 2009. They grow on rocks in wet or humid places. and are found nearly worldwide, especially in tropical and temperate regions.Sematophyllaceae.
Flora of North America. Volume 28. There are about 150 species, which form yellow to yellow-green mats with reddish stems.

Genera

The family Sematophyllaceae contains the following genera:

*'' Acanthorrhynchium''
*†'' Acroporiites''
*'' Acroporium''
*'' Allioniellopsis''
*'' Aptychopsis''
*'' Billbuckia''
*'' Brittonodoxa''
*'' Chionostomum''
*'' Clastobryophilum''
*'' Clastobryopsis''
*'' Colobodontium''
*'' Donnellia''
*'' Hydropogon''
*'' Hydropogonella''
*'' Jirivanaea''
*'' Kuerschneria''
*'' Macrohymenium''
*'' Meiotheciella''
*'' Meiotheciopsis''
*'' Meiothecium''
*'' Microcalpe''
*'' Papillidiopsis''
*'' Piloecium''
*'' Pilosimitra''
*'' Pseudopiloecium''
*'' Pterogoniopsis''
*'' Radulina''
*'' Rhaphidorrhynchium''
*'' Rhaphidostegium''
*'' Rhaphidostichum''
*'' Schraderella''
*'' Schroeterella''
*†'' Sematophyllites''
*'' Sematophyllum''
*'' Timotimius''
*'' Trichosteleum''
*'' Warburgiella''

Formerly included

*'' Clastobryella'' (synonym of '' Clastobryum'')
*'' Paranapiacabaea'' (synonym of '' Pterogoniopsis'')
*'' Potamium'' (synonym of '' Trichosteleum'')
*'' Trolliella'' (synonym of '' Pylaisia'')
*'' Vitalia'' (synonym of '' Jirivanaea'')

References

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Moss families