Lembophyllaceae is a family of pleurocarpous mosses in the order Hypnales. It was originally described by Finnish botanist Viktor Ferdinand Brotherus (1849–1929) in 1909. The family is mainly found in Australasia and southern South America.
Taxonomy
Lembophyllaceae is closely related to the family Neckeraceae. Members of Lembophyllaceae are differentiated from Neckeraceae by their typically terete shoots (vs. mostly complanate), the leaves being mostly often loosely appressed, and frequently well-developed peristomes (vs. reduced or 'neckeroid' periostomes).
Genera include:
Bestia Broth. – western North America
Bryolawtonia D.H.Norris & Enroth
Camptochaete Reichardt – Australasia
Dolichomitra Broth. – Southeast Asia
Dolichomitriadelphus Ignatova, Fedosov & Ignatov
Dolichomitriopsis S.Okamura – Southeast Asia
Fallaciella H.A.Crum – Australasia, southern South America
Fifea H.A.Crum – Australasia
Heterocladium Schimp.
Isotheciastrum Ignatova, Fedosov & Ignatov
Isothecium Brid. – widespread in the northern hemisphere (e.g. Isothecium myosuroides)
Lembophyllum Lindb. – Australasia, southern South America
Looseria (Thér.) D.Quandt, Huttunen, Tangney & M.Stech – southern South America
Margrethypnum J.T.Wynns
Mawenzhangia Enroth, Shevock & Ignatov
Neobarbella Nog. – Southeast Asia
Nogopterium Crosby & W.R.Buck
Pilotrichella (Müll.Hal.) Lorentz – Hawaii, tropical Americas, Africa, Madagascar
Pseudisothecium Grout
Rigodium Kunze ex Schwägr. – Central and South America, East Africa, Madagascar
Tripterocladium (Müll.Hal.) A.Jaeger – western North America
Weymouthia Broth. – Australasia, southern South America
Antitrichia Bridel-Brederi – now in Antitrichiaceae
Formerly included
Antitrichia Bridel-Brederi – now in Antitrichiaceae
