Guide to bryophytes of sub-Saharan Africa

Allocation of families to authors

This is the current list of authors, with the families allocated to them. The allocation of genera to families can be found by clicking on the 'families/gen.' button to the left, and current progress on the families using the 'progress' button.

(*=family not treated in neotropical guide)

red ballMosses
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MOSSES
Author Family
Theo Arts Archidiaceae
Splachnobryaceae
Ida Bruggeman-Nannenga Fissidentaceae
Len Ellis Calymperaceae
Leucobryaceae
Octoblepharaceae
* Serpotortellaceae
Jan-Peter Frahm Bruchiaceae 
Dicranaceae
Rhabdoweisiaceae
Si He Symphyodontaceae
Nick Hodgetts Andreaeaceae 
Erpodiaceae
Neckeraceae
David Holyoak Bryaceae
Orthodontiaceae
Liz Kungu Entodontaceae
Bob Magill * Bryobartramiaceae
Fabroniaceae
Gigaspermaceae
Leskeaceae
Myriniaceae
* Ptychomitriaceae
* Wardiaceae
Zach Magombo Diphysciaceae
Pete Martin Thuidiaceae
Howard Matcham * Cinclidotaceae 
Pottiaceae
Frank Müller Ephemeraceae
Funariaceae
Polytrichaceae
Sphagnaceae
Angie Newton Meteoriaceae
Prionodontaceae
Pterobryaceae
* Rutenbergiaceae
Trachypodaceae
Ryszard Ochyra Amblystegiaceae
Brachytheciaceae
Ditrichaceae
Grimmiaceae
Plagiotheciaceae
Seligeriaceae
Stereophyllaceae 
Brian O'Shea Anomodontaceae 
Aulacomniaceae 
Catagoniaceae
Cryphaeaceae
Encalyptaceae
Eustichiaceae
Hedwigiaceae 
Hylocomiaceae
Hypnaceae
Leptodontaceae
Leucodontaceae
Phyllogoniaceae
Pterigynandraceae
Racopilaceae
Regmatodontaceae
Rhachitheciaceae
Rhacocarpaceae
Rhizogoniaceae
Rigodiaceae
Splachnaceae
Ron Porley Fontinalaceae
Mniaceae
Michael Proctor Bartramiaceae
Ben Tan Sematophyllaceae 
Martin Wigginton Adelothecaceae
Pilotrichaceae
Daltoniaceae
Hookeriaceae
Hypopterygiaceae
Leucomiaceae
Jo Wilbraham Orthotrichaceae
Unallocated Meesiaceae
Mniaceae (part)
Orthodontiaceae

HEPATICS

Author

Family

Nick Hodgetts Acrobolbaceae
Adelanthaceae
Frullaniaceae
Herbertaceae
Plagiochilaceae
Porellaceae
Radulaceae
Schistochilaceae
David Long Aytoniaceae
Ron Porley Pallaviciniaceae
Sarie Perold Lunulariaceae
Marchantiaceae
Oxymitraceae
Ricciaceae
Martin Wigginton Allisoniaceae
Aneuraceae
Antheliaceae
Arnelliaceae
Balantiopsaceae
Calypogeiaceae
Cephaloziaceae
Cephaloziellaceae
Chonecoleaceae
Cleveaceae
Exormothecaceae
Fossombroniaceae
Geocalycaceae
Gymnomitriaceae
Haplomitriaceae
Jungermanniaceae
Lejeuneaceae
Lepicoleaceae
Lepidoziaceae
Mastigophoraceae
Metzgeriaceae
Monocarpaceae
Pleuroziaceae 
Pseudolepicoleaceae
(Trichocoleaceae)
Riellaceae 
Scapaniaceae 
Sphaerocarpaceae
Targioniaceae
Wiesnerellaceae

HORNWORTS

Author

Family

Martin Wigginton Anthocerotaceae