Amblystegiaceae is a family of mosses. It includes 20 to 30 genera with a total of up to 150 species.[2] They occur nearly worldwide, growing in tropical, temperate, and subpolar regions.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Hypnales |
| Family: | Amblystegiaceae Kindb. |
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These mosses are small to large in size and are yellow, green, or brown in color.[2] Some are aquatic and some terrestrial. Most occur in wet habitat types. Many occur in substrates with a basic pH, but some grow in neutral to acidic substrates.[3]
Genera
edit- Amblystegium Schimp.1853 (e.g. Amblystegium serpens)
- Anacamptodon Brid.1818
- Arvernella Hugonnot & Hedenäs2015
- Bryostreimannia Ochyra1991
- Campylium (Sull.) Spruce1867
- Calliergon (Sull.) Kindb.1894
- Campylidium (Kindb.) Ochyra2003
- Campylium (Sull.) Mitt.1869
- Campylophyllopsis W.R. Buck2009
- Campylophyllum (Schimp.) M. Fleisch.1914
- Conardia H. Rob.1976
- Cratoneuron (Sull.) Spruce1867
- Cratoneuropsis (Broth.) M. Fleisch.1923
- Drepanium (Schimp.) Spruce1867
- Drepanocladus (Müll. Hal.) G. Roth1899
- Gradsteinia Ochyra1990
- Hygroamblystegium Loeske1903
- Hygrohypnum Lindb.1872 [1873]
- Jankuceraea Ignatov & Ignatova2022
- Kandaea Jan Kučera & Hedenäs2020
- Koponenia Ochyra1985
- Larrainia W.R. Buck2015
- Leptodictyum (Schimp.) Warnst.1906
- Limbella (Müll. Hal.) Renauld & Cardot1899
- Microamblystegium Fedosov, Ignatova & Jan Kučera2021
- Microhypnum Jan Kučera & Ignatov2019
- Palustriella Ochyra1989
- Pictus C.C. Towns.1983
- Platyhypnum Loeske1911
- †Protoochyraea Ignatov1990
- Pseudoamblystegium Vanderp. & Hedenäs2009
- Pseudocampylium Vanderp. & Hedenäs2009
- Sasaokaea Broth.1929
- †Sciaromiadelphus Abramova & I.I. Abramov1967
- Serpoleskea (Hampe ex Limpr.) Loeske1905
- Tomentypnum Loeske1911
- Vittia Ochyra1987
Formerly included
edit- Acrocladium Mitt.1869 – now in Acrocladiaceae
- Apterygium Kindb.1885 – synonym of Platydictya
- Callialaria Ochyra1989 – synonym of Cratoneuron
- Calliergidium Grout1929 – synonym of Drepanocladus
- Campyliadelphus (Kindb.) R.S. Chopra1975 – synonym of Campylium
- Donrichardsia H.A. Crum & L.E. Anderson1979 – now in Brachytheciaceae
- Hamatocaulis Hedenäs1989 – now in Scorpidiaceae
- Hygrohypnella Ignatov & Ignatova2004 – now in Scorpidiaceae
- †Hypnites Ettingsh.1855 – now in Tricostaceae
- Hypnobartlettia Ochyra1985 – synonym of Cratoneuropsis
- Limprichtia Loeske1907 – synonym of Scorpidium
- Loeskypnum H.K.G. Paul1918 – now in Calliergonaceae
- †Neocalliergon R.S. Williams1930 – now in Tricostaceae
- Ochyraea Váňa1986 – synonym of Platyhypnum
- Orthotheciella (Müll. Hal.) Ochyra1998 – synonym of Cratoneuropsis
- Platydictya Berk.1863 – now in Plagiotheciaceae
- Platylomella A.L. Andrews1950 – now in Leskeaceae
- Pseudocalliergon (Limpr.) Loeske1907 – synonym of Drepanocladus
- Pseudohygrohypnum Kanda1976 [1977] – now in Pylaisiaceae
- Richardsiopsis Ochyra1986 – synonym of Drepanocladus
- Sanionia Loeske1907 – now in Scorpidiaceae
- Sarmentypnum Tuom. & T.J. Kop.1979 – now in Calliergonaceae
- Sciaromiella Ochyra1986 – synonym of Vittia
- Sciaromiopsis Broth.1924 – synonym of Brachythecium
- Scorpidium (Schimp.) Limpr.1899 – now in Scorpidiaceae
- Sinocalliergon Sakurai1949 – synonym of Hydrogonium
- Straminergon Hedenäs1993 – now in Calliergonaceae
- Warnstorfia Loeske1907 – now in Calliergonaceae
References
edit- ^ a b c Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 24 Feb 2020 http://www.tropicos.org/Name/35001450
- ^ a b c Amblystegiaceae. Flora of North America. Volume 28.
- ^ Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2005 onwards. Amblystegiaceae. The Moss Families of the British Isles. Version: 21 June 2009.
- ^ "Amblystegiaceae". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
External links
edit- Amblystegiaceae. Montana Field Guide.