Grimmiaceae

Grimmiaceae is a family of mosses in the order Grimmiales.

Grimmiaceae Temporal range: Valanginian–Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Schistidium apocarpum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Dicranidae
Order:	Grimmiales
Family:	Grimmiaceae Arn.[1]
Genera
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Genera

The Plant List and Tropicos list the following genera:^[2]

• 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.^[3]

References

1. "Grimmiaceae". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
2. "Grimmiaceae". The Plant List. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
3. Savoretti, Adolfina; Bippus, Alexander C; Stockey, Ruth A; Rothwell, Gar W; Tomescu, Alexandru M F (2018-06-08). "Grimmiaceae in the Early Cretaceous: Tricarinella crassiphylla gen. et sp. nov. and the value of anatomically preserved bryophytes". Annals of Botany. 121 (7): 1275–1286. doi:10.1093/aob/mcy015. ISSN 0305-7364. PMC 6007789.

External links

• Data related to Grimmiaceae at Wikispecies
• Media related to Grimmiaceae at Wikimedia Commons