BotanyDicranidae are haplolepideous mosses.
TaxonomyIn the classification
Dicranidae is a big Subclass with 6 Orders.
Dicranidae include about 15% of moss genera, but nearly 30% of the phylogenetic diversity.
Plat theoryDicranidae is extended with the small subclasses at the start of the phylogenetic tree of the
Bryanae. In the
Dicranidae there is only one Phase, which can also be called State.
There are 7
Subphases. The allocation of Families is tentative.
Subphases1.
Polytrichales, Polytirchaceae.
2.
Funariales,
Funariaceae.
3.
4.
Pottiales,
Pottiaceae.
5. Ditrichiales: Ditrichiaceae.
6. Dicraniales,
Dicranaceae.
7.
Grimmiales:
Grimmiaceae.
FamiliesSubphases1.
Funariales,
Funariaceae,
Andreaeaceae,
Andreaeobryaceae,
Buxbaumiaceae,
Diphysciaceae,
Disceliaceae,
Encalyptaceae, Flatbergiaceae,
Gigaspermaceae,
Sphagnaceae,
Tetraphidaceae,
Timmiaceae.
2. Dicraniales,
Dicranaceae,
Calymperaceae,
Fissidentaceae, Hypodontiaceae
3.
Polytrichales:
Polytrichaceae,
Oedipodiaceae.
4.
Pottiales,
Pottiaceae.
5. Ditrichiales: Ditrichiaceae
6.
Grimmiales:
Grimmiaceae,
Ptychomitriaceae, Seligeriacea.
7.
Rhabdoweisiaceae,
Rhachitheciaceae,
SchistostegaceaeFamilies unknown placementBryoxiphiales:
Bryoxiphiaceae:Bryoxiphium
Archidiales:
Archidiaceae: Archidium