African moss diversity and endemism: families,
in order of number of species
List
of moss families of sub-Saharan Africa, compared with the
whole of Africa (excluding
Macaronesia and islands south of the continent)
Click on 'endemic fam/gen' for totals
of families and genera.
(Size order by number of species;
data calculated 12/2003)
|
Sub-Saharan
Africa |
Africa (excl.
Macaronesia and Afr4 S) |
| Pottiaceae |
328 |
| Hypnaceae |
264 |
| Dicranaceae |
228 |
| Orthotrichaceae |
177 |
| Sematophyllaceae |
168 |
| Bryaceae |
159 |
| Fissidentaceae |
146 |
| Bartramiaceae |
125 |
| Brachytheciaceae |
108 |
| Pilotrichaceae |
85 |
| Calymperaceae |
71 |
| Funariaceae |
63 |
| Mniaceae |
51 |
| Fabroniaceae |
48 |
| Pterobryaceae |
47 |
| Leucobryaceae |
43 |
| Entodontaceae |
40 |
| Grimmiaceae |
37 |
| Lembophyllaceae |
37 |
| Neckeraceae |
37 |
| Leskeaceae |
35 |
| Ditrichaceae |
33 |
| Racopilaceae |
32 |
| Polytrichaceae |
31 |
| Daltoniaceae |
29 |
| Bruchiaceae |
28 |
| Meteoriaceae |
28 |
| Sphagnaceae |
27 |
| Thuidiaceae |
21 |
| Amblystegiaceae |
18 |
| Andreaeaceae |
14 |
| Archidiaceae |
13 |
| Hedwigiaceae |
13 |
| Leucodontaceae |
13 |
| Ptychomitriaceae |
13 |
| Erpodiaceae |
12 |
| Plagiotheciaceae |
12 |
| Splachnaceae |
12 |
| Stereophyllaceae |
12 |
| Ephemeraceae |
9 |
| Trachypodaceae |
9 |
| Rhabdoweisiaceae |
7 |
| Rutenbergiaceae |
7 |
| Cryphaeaceae |
6 |
| Encalyptaceae |
6 |
| Hookeriaceae |
6 |
| Leptodontaceae |
6 |
| Rhachitheciaceae |
6 |
| Hylocomiaceae |
5 |
| Myriniaceae |
5 |
| Pterigynandraceae |
5 |
| Rhizogoniaceae |
5 |
| Fontinalaceae |
4 |
| Orthodontiaceae |
4 |
| Aulacomniaceae |
3 |
| Gigaspermaceae |
3 |
| Hypopterygiaceae |
3 |
| Phyllogoniaceae |
3 |
| Prionodontaceae |
3 |
| Seligeriaceae |
3 |
| Splachnobryaceae |
3 |
| Anomodontaceae |
2 |
| Catagoniaceae |
2 |
| Meesiaceae |
2 |
| Rhacocarpaceae |
2 |
| Serpotortellaceae |
2 |
| Adelotheciaceae |
1 |
| Bryobartramiaceae |
1 |
| Campyliaceae |
1 |
| Cinclidotaceae |
1 |
| Cratoneuraceae |
1 |
| Diphysciaceae |
1 |
| Eustichiaceae |
1 |
| Leucomiaceae |
1 |
| Regmatodontaceae |
1 |
| Rigodiaceae |
1 |
| Symphyodontaceae |
1 |
| Wardiaceae |
1 |
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| Pottiaceae |
479 |
| Hypnaceae |
284 |
| Dicranaceae |
277 |
| Bryaceae |
236 |
| Orthotrichaceae |
216 |
| Fissidentaceae |
178 |
| Sematophyllaceae |
174 |
| Brachytheciaceae |
166 |
| Bartramiaceae |
152 |
| Funariaceae |
97 |
| Grimmiaceae |
89 |
| Pilotrichaceae |
85 |
| Calymperaceae |
71 |
| Mniaceae |
71 |
| Ditrichaceae |
51 |
| Fabroniaceae |
51 |
| Neckeraceae |
49 |
| Pterobryaceae |
48 |
| Polytrichaceae |
45 |
| Leskeaceae |
44 |
| Leucobryaceae |
44 |
| Entodontaceae |
41 |
| Amblystegiaceae |
40 |
| Sphagnaceae |
40 |
| Lembophyllaceae |
38 |
| Daltoniaceae |
33 |
| Racopilaceae |
32 |
| Bruchiaceae |
30 |
| Thuidiaceae |
29 |
| Meteoriaceae |
28 |
| Andreaeaceae |
26 |
| Plagiotheciaceae |
19 |
| Leucodontaceae |
16 |
| Ptychomitriaceae |
16 |
| Ephemeraceae |
15 |
| Hedwigiaceae |
15 |
| Archidiaceae |
14 |
| Erpodiaceae |
12 |
| Pterigynandraceae |
12 |
| Seligeriaceae |
12 |
| Splachnaceae |
12 |
| Stereophyllaceae |
12 |
| Encalyptaceae |
11 |
| Echinodiaceae |
9 |
| Trachypodaceae |
9 |
| Fontinalaceae |
8 |
| Rhabdoweisiaceae |
8 |
| Cryphaeaceae |
7 |
| Hookeriaceae |
7 |
| Leptodontaceae |
7 |
| Rutenbergiaceae |
7 |
| Rhachitheciaceae |
6 |
| Rhizogoniaceae |
6 |
| Aulacomniaceae |
5 |
| Hylocomiaceae |
5 |
| Myriniaceae |
5 |
| Gigaspermaceae |
4 |
| Splachnobryaceae |
4 |
| Anomodontaceae |
3 |
| Catagoniaceae |
3 |
| Cinclidotaceae |
3 |
| Hypopterygiaceae |
3 |
| Phyllogoniaceae |
3 |
| Prionodontaceae |
3 |
| Rhytidiaceae |
3 |
| Callicostaceae |
2 |
| Campyliaceae |
2 |
| Diphysciaceae |
2 |
| Myuriaceae |
2 |
| Rhacocarpaceae |
2 |
| Serpotortellaceae |
2 |
| Thamnobryaceae |
2 |
| Adelotheciaceae |
1 |
| Bryobartramiaceae |
1 |
| Cratoneuraceae |
1 |
| Eustichiaceae |
1 |
| Leucomiaceae |
1 |
| Meesiaceae |
1 |
| Ptychomniaceae |
1 |
| Regmatodontaceae |
1 |
| Rigodiaceae |
1 |
| Symphyodontaceae |
1 |
| Timmiaceae |
1 |
| Wardiaceae |
1 |
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