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).