Bryidae

Bryidae
Aulacomnium palustre
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Engl.
Orders

Bryanae

Bartramiales
Bryales
Hedwigiales
Orthotrichales
Rhizogoniales
Splachnales

Hypnanae

Hookeriales
Hypnales
Hypnodendrales
Ptychomniales

Bryidae is an important subclass of Bryopsida. It is common throughout the whole world. Members have a double peristome with alternating tooth segments.

Classification

The classification of the Bryidae.[1][2]

Superorder: Bryanae

Splachnales
Bryales
Bartramiales
Orthotrichales
Hedwigiales
Rhizogoniales

Superorder: Hypnanae

Hypnodendrales
Ptychomniales
Hookeriales
Hypnales

References

  1. Buck, William R. & Bernard Goffinet. 2000. "Morphology and classification of mosses", pages 71-123 in A. Jonathan Shaw & Bernard Goffinet (Eds.), Bryophyte Biology. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press). ISBN 0-521-66097-1.
  2. "Classification of the Bryophyta". Retrieved 2011-02-25.


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