Phylum Bryophyta
Phylum Bryophyta
Hornworts, Liverworts, Mosses
- Evolution of Bryophytes
- Bryophyte Sex
- Alternation of Generations
- Asexual Reproduction
- Class Musci (or Bryopsida) (10,000-14,000 species)
Mosses
- Subclass Andreaeobrya (or Andreaeidae) (1 order, 1 family, 2 genera, 121 species)
- Order Andreaeales (1 family, 3+ genera, 121+ species)
- Family Andreaeaceae (3+ genera, 121+ species)
- Genus Andreaea (120 species)
- Andreaea alpestris
- Andreaea alpina
- Andreaea australis
- Andreaea blyttii
- Andreaea crassinervis
- Andreaea cucullata
- Andreaea depressinervis
- Andreaea gainii
- Andreaea heinemannii
- Andreaea heterophila
- Andreaea kilimandscharica
- Andreaea nitida
- Andreaea nivalis
- Andreaea obovata
- Andreaea regularis
- Andreaea rothii
- Andreaea rupestris
- Andreaea schofieldiana
- Andreaea subulata
- Genus Neuroloma (1 species)
- Genus Andreaeobryum
- Andreaeobryum macrosporum
- Subclass Sphagnobrya (or Sphangnidae) (1 order, 1 family, 1 genus, 160+ species)
Peat Moss
- Order Sphagnales (1 family, 1 genus, 160+ species)
- Family Sphagnaceae (1 genus, 160+ species)
- Genus Sphagnum (160+ species)
- Sphagnum acutifolium
- Sphagnum affine
- Sphagnum africanum
- Sphagnum alegrense
- Sphagnum angustifolium
- Sphagnum aongstroemii
- Sphagnum austinii
- Sphagnum australe
- Sphagnum balticum
- Sphagnum bartlettianum
- Sphagnum boliviae
- Sphagnum capense
- Sphagnum capillifolium
- Sphagnum centrale
- Sphagnum compactum
- Sphagnum contortum
- Sphagnum cristatum
- Sphagnum cucullatum
- Sphagnum cuspidatulum
- Sphagnum cuspidatum
- Sphagnum cyclophyllum
- Sphagnum cymbiphylloides
- Sphagnum denticulatum
- Sphagnum falcatulum
- Sphagnum fallax
- Sphagnum fimbriatum
- Sphagnum fitzgeraldii
- Sphagnum flavicomans
- Sphagnum flexuosum
- Sphagnum fuscum
- Sphagnum girgensohnii
- Sphagnum henryense
- Sphagnum imbricatum
- Sphagnum inundatum
- Sphagnum jensenii
- Sphagnum junghuhnianum
- Sphagnum lenense
- Sphagnum lescurii
- Sphagnum limbatum
- Sphagnum lindbergii
- Sphagnum macrophyllum
- Sphagnum magellanicum
- Sphagnum majus
- Sphagnum mendocinum
- Sphagnum meridense
- Sphagnum molle
- Sphagnum nitidum
- Sphagnum obtusum
- Sphagnum palustre
- Sphagnum papillosum
- Sphagnum perichaetiale
- Sphagnum platyphyllum
- Sphagnum portoricense
- Sphagnum pulchrum
- Sphagnum pycnocladulum
- Sphagnum pylaesii
- Sphagnum quinquefarium
- Sphagnum recurvum
- Sphagnum riparium
- Sphagnum rubellum
- Sphagnum russowii
- Sphagnum sericeum
- Sphagnum sparsum
- Sphagnum squarrosum
- Sphagnum strictum
- Sphagnum subfulvum
- Sphagnum subnitens
- Sphagnum subsecundum
- Sphagnum takedae
- Sphagnum tenellum
- Sphagnum tenerum
- Sphagnum teres
- Sphagnum torreyanum
- Sphagnum trinitense
- Sphagnum truncatum
- Sphagnum tumidulum
- Sphagnum vittatum
- Sphagnum warnstorfii
- Sphagnum wilfii
- Sphagnum wulfianum
- Subclass Tetraphidae (1 order, 1+ families, 2+ genera, 4+ species)
- Order Tetraphidales
- Family Tetraphidaceae
- Genus Tetraphis
- Tetraphis geniculata
- Tetraphis pellucida
- Genus Tetrodontium
- Tetrodontium brownianum
- Tetrodontium repandum
- Subclass Polytrichidae (1+ order, 2+ families, 16 genera, 370 species)
- Order Polytrichales
- Family Dawsoniaceae
- Genus Dawsonia
- Dawsonia grandis
- Dawsonia longifolia
- Dawsonia papuana
- Dawsonia polytrichoides
- Family Ppolytrichaceae
- Genus Polytrichum
- Polytrichum commune
- Polytrichum brachynitrium
- Polytrichum formosum
- Polytrichum juniperinum
- Polytrichum longisetum
- Polytrichum lyallii
- Polytrichum ohioense
- Polytrichum pallidisetum
- Polytrichum piliferum
- Polytrichum sexangulare
- Polytrichum sphaerothecium
- Polytrichum strictum
- Subclass Buxbaumiidae (1+ orders, 1+ families, 4 genera, 40 species)
- Order Buxbaumiales (1+ families, 1+ genera, 5+ species)
- Family Buxbaumiaceae
- Genus Buxbaumia (5 species)
Bug-On-A-Stick
- Buxbaumia aphylla
- Buxbaumia minakatae
- Buxbaumia piperi
- Buxbaumia viridis
- Subclass Bryidae (650+ genera, 9000+ species)
- Order Bryales
- Genus Bartramia
- Bartramia pomiformis
Apple Moss
- Genus Hypnum (20 species)
Carpet Moss
- Hypnum haldanianum
- Hypnum cupressiforme
- Hypnum curvifolium
Sheet Moss
- Genus Funaria (100+ species)
Cord Moss
- Genus Leucobryum (3+ species)
Cushion Moss
- Genus Encalypta (8 species)
Extinguisher Moss
- Genus Thuidum (10+ species)
Fern Moss
- Genus Grimmia (300+ species)
Fringe Moss
- Genus Ceratodon
Horn-Tooth Moss
- Genus Hylocomium
- Hylocomium splendens
Stair-Step Moss
- Genus Ptilium
- Ptilium crista-castrensis
Feather Moss
- Genus Rhodobryum
- Rhodobryum roseum
Rose Moss
- Genus Tortula (25 species)
Screw (or Twisted) Moss
- Tortula muralis
- Tortula ruralis
- Genus Climacium
Tree Moss
- Climacium dendroides
European Tree Moss
- Climacium americanum
American Tree Moss
- Climacium kindbergii
- Genus Physcomitrium (10 species)
Urn Moss
- Genus Fontinalis (25 species)
Water Moss
- Genus Dicranum
Wind-Blown Moss
- Subclass Archidiidae ( 1 genus, 26 species)
- Order Archidiales
- Family Archidiaceae
- Genus Archidium
- Archidium alternifolium
- Archidium donnellii
- Archidium hallii
- Archidium ohioense
- Class Hepaticae (or Hepaticae)
Liverworts
- Order Takakiales (1 family, 1 genera, 2 species)
- Family Takakiaceae (1 genera, 2 species)
- Genus Takakia (2 species)
- Takakia ceratophylla
- Takakia lepidozioides
- Order Calobryales (1 family, 2 genera, 13 species)
- Family Haplomitriaceae (2 genera, 13 species)
- Genus Haplomitrium
- Genus Steereomitrium
- Order Metzgeriales (30 genera, 550 species)
- Genus Cryptothallus
- Genus Metzgeria
- Metzgeria conjugata
- Metzgeria crassipilis
- Metzgeria decipiens
- Metzgeria furcata
- Metzgeria gracilimascula
- Metzgeria hamata
- Metzgeria pubescens
- Order Jungermanniales (1+ families, 300 genera, 7000+ species)
- Genus Cheirorhiza
- Genus Frullania
- Frullania apiculata
- Frullania appendistipula
- Frullania arecae
- Frullania arietina
- Frullania armitiana
- Frullania asagrayana
- Frullania atrata
- Frullania attenuata
- Frullania bolanderi
- Frullania brasiliensis
- Frullania brittoniae
- Frullania californica
- Frullania catalinae
- Frullania clavata
- Frullania dilatata
- Frullania diversitexta
- Frullania eboracensis
- Frullania ericoides
- Frullania fragilifolia
- Frullania franciscana
- Frullania gaudichaudii
- Frullania inconstans
- Frullania inflata
- Frullania integristipula
- Frullania intermedia
- Frullania irregularis
- Frullania junghuhniana
- Frullania laciniaeflora
- Frullania moniliata
- Frullania nepalensis
- Frullania nisquallensis
- Frullania nobilis
- Frullania nodulosa
- Frullania obtusiloba
- Frullania orientalis
- Frullania pauciramea
- Frullania reflexistipula
- Frullania riojaneirensis
- Frullania riparia
- Frullania serrata
- Frullania setchellii
- Frullania tamarisci
- Genus Plagiochila
- Plagiochila abietina
- Plagiochila acanthophylla
- Plagiochila adelanthoides
- Plagiochila arbuscula
- Plagiochila asplenioides
- Plagiochila beccariana
- Plagiochila belangeriana
- Plagiochila bispinosa
- Plagiochila chinensis
- Plagiochila deflexa
- Plagiochila deltoidea Australia
- Plagiochila distinctifolia
- Plagiochila diversifolia
- Plagiochila dubia
- Plagiochila dura
- Plagiochila fasciculata
- Plagiochila frondescens
- Plagiochila fructicosa
- Plagiochila fusca
- Plagiochila gaudichaudii
- Plagiochila hakkodensis
- Plagiochila hyponoides
- Plagiochila interrupta
- Plagiochila japonica
- Plagiochila monticola
- Plagiochila opposita
- Plagiochila ovalifolia
- Plagiochila porelloides
- Plagiochila propinqua
- Plagiochila pulcherrima
- Plagiochila schofieldiana
- Plagiochila semidecurrens
- Plagiochila spinulosa
- Plagiochila superba
- Plagiochila undulata
- Plagiochila yokogurensis
- Genus Porella
- Porella acutifolia
- Porella baueri
- Porella bolanderi
- Porella campylophylla
- Porella chilensis
- Porella cordaeana
- Porella densifolia
- Porella geheebii
- Porella japonica
- Porella laevigata
- Porella navicularis
- Porella parvistipula
- Porella perrottetiana
- Porella pinnata
- Porella platyphylla
- Porella platyphylloidea
- Porella porella
- Porella rivularis
- Porella roellii
- Porella setigera
- Porella squamulifera
- Porella stangeri
- Porella stephaniana
- Porella swartziana
- Porella takakii
- Porella thuja
- Porella tosana
- Porella ulophyll
- Porella vernicosa
- Genus Ptilidium
- Ptilidium californicum
- Ptilidium californicum
- Ptilidium ciliare
- Ptilidium pulcherrimum
- Family Lejeuneaceae
- Genus Jungermanniales
- Jungermanniales Archegonium
- Order Sphaerocarpales (3 genera, 30 species)
- Family Riellaceae
- Family Sphaerocarpaceae
- Genus Sphaerocarpos
- Sphaerocarpos californicus
- Sphaerocarpos cristatus
- Sphaerocarpos drewei
- Sphaerocarpos texanus
- Sphaerocarpus drewei
- Family Naiaditaceae*
- Order Monocleales (1 family, 1 genus, 1 species)
- Family Monocleaceae (1 genus, 1 species)
- Genus Monoclea (1 species)
- Order Merchantiales (27 genera, 450 species)
- Genus Conocephalum
- Genus Cyathodium
- Genus Marchantia
- Marchantia aquatica
- Marchantia berteroana
- Marchantia chenopoda
- Marchantia cunceiloba
- Marchantia domengensis
- Marchantia emarginata
- Marchantia geminata
- Marchantia inflexa
- Marchantia macropora
- Marchantia marginata
- Marchantia paleacea
- Marchantia palmata
- Marchantia papillata
- Marchantia pileata
- Marchantia polymorpha
- Marchantia sciaphila
- Marchantia setchellii
- Marchantia squamosa
- Marchantia tosana
- Genus Riccia
- Riccia fluitans
Slender Riccia
- Riccia beyrichiana
- Riccia bifurca
- Riccia bischoffii
- Riccia californica
- Riccia campelliana
- Riccia canaliculata
- Riccia cavernosa
- Riccia crystallina
- Riccia curtsii
- Riccia frostii
- Riccia glauca
- Riccia nigrella
- Riccia sorocarpa
- Riccia sullivantii
- Riccia trichocarpa
- Class Anthocerotae (or Anthocerotopsida)
Hornworts
- Order Anthocerotales (2+ families, 6-7 genera, 300 species)
- Family Anthocerotaceae
- Genus Anthoceros
- Anthoceros adscendens
- Anthoceros argillaceus
- Anthoceros fusiformis
- Anthoceros nostocoides
- Anthoceros pearsoni
- Anthoceros punctatus
- Anthoceros weistii
- Family Notothylaceae
*extinct
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