Sematophyllaceae

Sematophyllaceae is a family of mosses,^[1][2] known commonly as signal mosses.^[3] They grow on rocks in wet or humid places.^[3] and are found nearly worldwide, especially in tropical and temperate regions.^[4] There are about 150 species, which form yellow to yellow-green mats with reddish stems.^[4]

Sematophyllaceae
Brotherella lorentziana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Bryidae
Order:	Hypnales
Family:	Sematophyllaceae Broth.
Genera
About 40, see text

Genera

The family Sematophyllaceae contains the following genera:^[2][5]

• Acanthorrhynchium M. Fleisch.
• †Acroporiites J.-P. Frahm
• Acroporium Mitt.
• Allioniellopsis Ochyra
• Aptychopsis (Broth.) M. Fleisch.
• Billbuckia Pócs
• Brittonodoxa W.R. Buck, P.E.A.S. Câmara & Carv.-Silva
• Chionostomum Müll. Hal.
• Clastobryophilum M. Fleisch.
• Clastobryopsis M. Fleisch.
• Colobodontium Herzog
• Donnellia Austin
• Hydropogon Brid.
• Hydropogonella Cardot
• Jirivanaea U.B. Deshmukh & Rathor
• Kuerschneria Ochyra & Bedn.-Ochyra
• Macrohymenium Müll. Hal.
• Meiotheciella B.C. Tan, W.B. Schofield & H.P. Ramsay
• Meiotheciopsis Broth.
• Meiothecium Mitt.
• Microcalpe (Mitt.) W.R. Buck
• Papillidiopsis (Broth.) W.R. Buck & B.C. Tan
• Piloecium (Müll. Hal.) Broth.
• Pilosimitra B.C. Tan & G. Dauphin
• Pseudopiloecium E.B. Bartram
• Pterogoniopsis Müll. Hal.
• Radulina W.R. Buck & B.C. Tan
• Rhaphidorrhynchium Besch. ex M. Fleisch.
• Rhaphidostegium (Schimp.) De Not.
• Rhaphidostichum M. Fleisch.
• Schraderella Müll. Hal.
• Schroeterella Herzog
• †Sematophyllites J.-P. Frahm
• Sematophyllum Mitt.
• Timotimius W.R. Buck
• Trichosteleum Mitt.
• Warburgiella Müll. Hal.

Formerly included

• Clastobryella M. Fleisch. (synonym of Clastobryum)
• Paranapiacabaea W.R. Buck & Vital (synonym of Pterogoniopsis)
• Potamium Mitt. (synonym of Trichosteleum)
• Trolliella (synonym of Pylaisia)
• Vitalia P.E.A.S.Câmara, Carv.-Silva & W.R. Buck (synonym of Jirivanaea)