Hypopterygiaceae

Hypopterygiaceae
Hypopterygium didictyon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Superorder: Hypnanae
Order: Hypopterygiales
Goffinet
Family: Hypopterygiaceae
Mitt.

The Hypopterygiaceae are a family of mainly tropical mosses of the order Hypopterygiales, a sister-group to the Hookeriales and Hypnales.

It contains eight genera.

  • Arbusculohypopterygium Stech, T. Pfeiffer & W. Frey
  • Canalohypopterygium W. Frey & Schaepe
  • Catharomnion Hook.f. & Wilson
  • Cyathophorum P. Beauv.
  • Dendrocyathophorum Dixon
  • Dendrohypopterygium Kruijer
  • Hypopterygium Brid.
  • Lopidium Hook.f. & Wilson