Generally defined by a haplolepidous peristome with a single circle of peristome teeth and lacking an exostome. They are acrocarpous – erect stems, tufts, and terminal sporophytes
Gametophyte and sporophyte traits beyond peristome morphology can vary widely, but the peristome formula and developmental pattern are key identifiers.
SPECIES:
- Ceratodon purpureus
- Dicranella heteromalla
- Dicranoweisia cirrata
- Dicranum scoparium
- Dicranum tauricum
- Fissidens limbatus
- Grimmia pulvinata
- Racomitrium elongatum
- Racomitrium lanuginosum
- Schistostega pennata
- Syntrichia latifolia (formerly Tortula latifolia)
- Tortula muralis