Grimmiaceae is a family of mosses in the order Grimmiales.
Genera
The Plant List and Tropicos list the following genera:
- Aligrimmia R.S.Williams
- Bucklandiella Roiv.
- Codriophorus P.Beauv.
- Coscinodon Spreng.
- Coscinodontella R.S.Williams
- Dryptodon Brid.
- Gasterogrimmia (Schimp.) Buyss.
- Grimmia Hedw.
- Guembelia Hampe
- Indusiella Broth. & Müll.Hal.
- Jaffueliobryum Thér.
- Leucoperichaetium Magill
- Niphotrichum (Bedn.-Ochyra) Bedn.-Ochyra & Ochyra
- Orthogrimmia (Schimp.) Ochyra & Żarnowiec
- Racomitrium Brid.
- Schistidium Bruch & Schimp.
- Scouleria Hook.
- Streptocolea (I.Hagen) Ochyra & Żarnowiec
- Tridontium Hook.f.
Fossil record
A fossil species, Tricarinella crassiphylla is known from the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian ~136 million years ago) Apple Bay flora on Vancouver Island, Canada, which is the oldest known member of the Dicranidae.
References
External links
- Data related to Grimmiaceae at Wikispecies
- Media related to Grimmiaceae at Wikimedia Commons
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