Region: Southern hemisphere.
IntroductionIn the botanical classifications
Hypnodendrales is an Order in the subclass
Bryidae. They have an intermediate position between
Bryales en
Hypnales. In the later studies they are placed in the Superorder with
Hypnales,
Ptychomniales,
Hookeriales en
Hypnales.
In this book
Hypnodendrales is placed in
Bryidae in
Phase 3.
BotanyPlants often stipitate (“dendroids”). Central strand present or absent. Pseudoparaphyllia present, foliose Costa present/absent. Seta present. Operculum present. Peristome present or absent. Predominantly tropical.
Families-
Braithwaiteaceae: Braithwaitea.
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Hypnodendraceae: Bescherellia, Cyrtopus, Dendro-hypnum, Franciella, Hypnodendron, Mniodendron, Spiridens, Touwiodendron.
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Pterobryellaceae: Cyrtopodendron, Pterobryella, Sciadocladus.
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Racopilaceae: Powellia, Powelliopsis, Racopilum, Timokoponenia.
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Calliergonaceae: Calliergon, Hamatocaulis, Loeskypnum, Straminergon, Warnstorfia.
Hypopterygiaceae: Arbusculohypopterygium, Canalohypopterygium, Catharomnion, Cyathophorum, Dendrocyathophorum, Dendrohypopterygium, Hypopterygium, Lopidium.
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Leucodontaceae: Antitrichia, Dozya, Eoleucodon, Leucodon, Pterogoniadelphus, Pterogonium, Scabridens, Steereobryon.
- Phyllogoniaceae: Phyllogonium.
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Pterobryaceae: Calyptothecium, Cryptogonium, Henicodium, Hildebrandtiella, Horikawaea, Jaegerina, Micralsopsis, Muellerobryum, Neolindbergia, Orthorrhynchidium, Orthostichidium, Orthostichopsis, Osterwaldiella, Penzigiella, Pireella, Pseudopterobryum, Pterobryidium, Pterobryon, Pterobryopsis, Renauldia, Rhabdodontium, Spiridentopsis, Symphysodon, Symphysodontella