''Tortula'' is a genus 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 in the family Pottiaceae.

Species

There are different classifications for the species included in the genus. The delimitation of genus Tortula is problematic and was subject to a number of alterations in the past. Some species that were earlier placed under '' Desmatodon'', '' Phascum'' and '' Pottia'' have been made part of genus ''Tortula'', while other species that had been formerly placed in this genus became part of '' Hennediella,'' '' Microbryum'' and '' Syntrichia''. The rearrangement of the genus followed new studies in

gametophyte A gametophyte () is one of the two alternating multicellular phases in the life cycles of plants and algae. It is a haploid multicellular organism that develops from a haploid spore that has one set of chromosomes. The gametophyte is the se ...

characteristics.Wolfgang Frey, Michael Stech, Eberhard Fischer: ''Bryophytes and Seedless Vascular Plants'' (= Syllabus of Plant Families. 3). 13th edition. Borntraeger, Berlin 2009, , pp. 182, 183 * '' Tortula acaulon'' (With.) R. H. Zander ** '' Tortula acaulon var. pilifera'' (Schreb. ex Hedw.) R.H. Zander * '' Tortula ammonsiana'' Crum & Anderson – Ammons' Tortula Moss * '' Tortula amphidiacea'' (C. Müll.) Broth. – Tortula Moss * '' Tortula amplexa'' (Lesq.) Steere – Tortula Moss * '' Tortula antarctica'' (Hampe) Par. – Screw Moss * '' Tortula atrovirens'' (Sm.) Lindb. – Convolute Desmatodon Moss * '' Tortula bartramii'' Steere in Grout – Bartram's Tortula Moss * '' Tortula bolanderi'' (Lesq.) Howe – Bolander's Tortula Moss * '' Tortula brevipes'' (Lesq.) Broth. – Tortula Moss * '' Tortula cainii'' Crum & Anderson – Cain's Tortula Moss * '' Tortula californica'' Bartr. – California Tortula Moss * '' Tortula canescens'' Mont. * '' Tortula caucasica'' Lindb. ex Broth. – Intermediate Pottia Moss * '' Tortula cernua'' (Huebener) R. H. Zander – Desmatodon Moss * '' Tortula chisosa'' Magill, Delgad. & L.R. Stark – Tortula Moss * '' Tortula cuneifolia'' (Dicks.) Turner * '' Tortula freibergii'' Dixon & Loeske * ''

Tortula hoppeana ''Tortula'' is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. Species There are different classifications for the species included in the genus. The delimitation of genus Tortula is problematic and was subject to a number of alterations in the pas ...

'' (Schultz)

Ochyra Ryszard Ochyra (born 1949) is a Polish bryologist. He has focused on moss systematics of the Southern Hemisphere, specifically in the families Amblystegiaceae, Dicranaceae, Grimmiaceae, and Seligeriaceae. Throughout his career, he has describe ...

– Wideleaf Desmatodon Moss * '' Tortula lindbergii'' Kindb. ex Broth. – Lance Pottia Moss * '' Tortula lingulata'' Lindb. * '' Tortula marginata'' (Bruch & Schimp.) Spruce * '' Tortula mucronifolia'' Schwägr. – Mucronleaf Tortula Moss * ''

Tortula muralis ''Tortula muralis'', commonly known as wall screw-moss, is a species of moss in the family Pottiaceae. ''T. muralis'' is found throughout the world. Taxonomy Due to the diversity of the genus ''Tortula'', there are groups of taxa within the ge ...

'' Hedw. – Wall Screw-moss ** '' Tortula muralis var. aestiva'' Brid. ex Hedw. ** '' Tortula muralis var. muralis'' Hedw. * '' Tortula obtusifolia'' (Schwägr.) Mathieu – Obtuseleaf Desmatodon Moss * '' Tortula obtusissima'' (C. Müll.) Mitt. – Obtuse Tortula Moss * '' Tortula papillosissima'' (Copp.) Broth. – Tortula Moss * '' Tortula paulsenii'' Broth. * '' Tortula princeps'' De Not. – Tortula Moss * '' Tortula protobryoides'' R. H. Zander – Pottia Moss * '' Tortula rhizophylla'' (Sak.) Iwats. & Saito – Tortula Moss * '' Tortula schimperi'' Cano, O. Werner & J. Guerra * '' Tortula scotteri'' Zand. & Steere – Scotter's Tortula Moss * '' Tortula stanfordensis'' Steere – Stanford * '' Tortula subulata'' Hedw. – Tortula Moss * '' Tortula truncata'' (Hedw.) Mitt. – Truncate Pottia Moss

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* {{Authority control Pottiaceae Moss genera Taxa named by Johann Hedwig