Orthotrichaceae is the only family of mosses in the order Orthotrichales.[1][2] Many species in the family are epiphytic.

Orthotrichaceae
Orthotrichum striatum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Orthotrichales
Dixon
Family: Orthotrichaceae
Arn.
Genera

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References

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  1. ^ Goffinet, B.; Buck, W. R.; Shaw, A. J. (2008). "Morphology and Classification of the Bryophyta". In Bernard Goffinet; A. Jonathan Shaw (eds.). Bryophyte Biology (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 55–138. ISBN 978-0-521-87225-6.
  2. ^ Goffinet, Bernard; Buck, William R. (2004). "Systematics of the Bryophyta (Mosses): From molecules to a revised classification". Monographs in Systematic Botany. Molecular Systematics of Bryophytes. 98. Missouri Botanical Garden Press: 205–239. ISBN 1-930723-38-5.