Hypnales

3-333.40.00: HypnalesClades: Bryidae, Bryanae, Bryophyta, Plants.IntroductionIn the botanical classifications Hypnales is an Order in the subclass Bryidae. It is the main clade, the biggest with 40 families and more than 4000 species. This is confirmed in DNA analysis.
In this book Hypnales is split in several Orders: Hypnales, Brachytheciales and Thuidiales. They are placed in Bryidae in Phase 7. Hypnales placed in Phase 4Families: Amblystegiaceae, Anomodontaceae, Brachytheciaceae, Calliergonaceae, Campyliaceae, Cryphaeaceae, Hypnaceae,Hylocomiaceae, Hypopterygiaceae, Lembophyllaceae Leskeaceae Meteoriaceae, Miyabeaceae, Neckeraceae, Plagiotheciaceae, Pterobryaceae, Pylaisiadelphaceae, Sematophyllaceae, Thuidiaceae, Trachylomaceae.Amblystegium, Anacamptodon, Bryostreimannia, Campyliadelphus, Campylium, Conardia, Cratoneuron, Cratoneuropsis, Drepanocladus, Gradsteinia, Hygroamblystegium, Hygrohypnella, Hygrohypnum, Hypnobartlettia, Koponenia, Leptodictyum, Limbella, Limprichtia, Ochyraea, Palustriella, Pictus, Pseudoamblystegium, Pseudo-calliergon, Pseudocampylium, Pseudohygrohypnum, Sanionia, Sasaokaea, Sciaromiella, Sciaromiopsis, Scorpidium, Sinocalliergon, Serpoleskea, Vittia.Botany: Central strand present/absent Pseudoparaphyllia usually present Alar cells often present. Calyptra cucullate > 4200 spp (ca. 1/3 of all mosses).