Timmiellaceae

Timmiellaceae is a family of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae). It contains two genera, Luisierella and Timmiella, that were formerly place in family Pottiaceae.^[1][2]

Timmiellaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Dicranidae
Order:	Distichiales
Family:	Timmiellaceae Y.Inoue & H.Tsubota

Taxonomy

The genera Luisierella and Timmiella have been traditionally placed in family Pottiaceae in order Pottiales.^[3] However, phylogenetic analyses have found these genera to form a clade, as part of a protohaplolepidous grade of early branching lineages in Dicranidae, for which the family Timmiellaceae was erected.^[2][4] The family is now placed in order Distichiales along with family Distichiaceae.^[5]

Genera and species

The family contains the following genera^[2] and species:^[6][7]

• Luisierella Thér. & P. de la Varde
  • Luisierella barbula (Schwägr.) Steere
  • Luisierella pusilla Thér. & P. de la Varde
  • Luisierella stenocarpa Bizot & Thér.
• Timmiella (De Not.) Schimp.
  • Timmiella acaulon (Müll. Hal.) R.H. Zander
  • Timmiella alata Herzog
  • Timmiella anomala (Bruch & Schimp.) Limpr.
  • Timmiella barbuloides (Brid.) Mönk.
  • Timmiella brevidens Dixon
  • Timmiella cameruniae Broth.
  • Timmiella corniculata (Wahlenb.) Broth.
  • Timmiella crassinervis (Hampe) L.F. Koch
  • Timmiella diminuta (Müll. Hal.) P.C. Chen
  • Timmiella flexiseta (Bruch) Limpr.
  • Timmiella grosseserrata Schiffner
  • Timmiella multiflora (Müll. Hal.) Broth.
  • Timmiella pelindaba Magill
  • Timmiella rosulata (Müll. Hal.) Broth.
  • Timmiella subintegra Dixon
  • Timmiella umbrosa (Müll. Hal.) Broth.