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African Families

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All the moss and liverwort families known from sub-Saharan Africa are listed below. Only those that appear underlined are available at present: click on the family name to see the details.


Mosses (75)
   
 
Amblystegiaceae
 
 
 
 
 
Bartramiaceae
 
Brachytheciaceae
 
 
 
 
Calymperaceae
 
 
Cinclidotaceae
 
 
 
 
Diphysciaceae
 
Ditrichaceae
 
 
Entodontaceae
 
 
 
Fabroniaceae
 
 
 
 
 
Grimmiaceae
 
 
Hookeriaceae
 
 
Hypnaceae
 
 
 
Leskeaceae
 
Leucobryaceae
 
 
Leucomiaceae
 
Meesiaceae
 
Meteoriaceae
 
 
Myriniaceae
 
 
Octoblepharaceae
 
Orthodontiaceae
 
 
 
Pilotrichaceae
 
 
 
Pottiaceae
 
Prionodontaceae
 
 
Pterobryaceae
 
Ptychomitriaceae
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rutenbergiaceae
 
Seligeriaceae
 
Sematophyllaceae
 
Serpotortellaceae
 
Sphagnaceae
 
 
 
Stereophyllaceae
 
 
 
 
Hepatics (43)
 
Hornworts (3)
Acrobolbaceae   Anthocerotaceae
Adelanthaceae   Dendrocerotaceae
Allisoniaceae   Notothyladaceae
Aneuraceae    
Antheliaceae    
Arnelliaceae    
Aytoniaceae    
Balantiopsaceae    
Calypogeiaceae    
Cephaloziaceae    
Cephaloziellaceae    
Chonecoleaceae    
Cleveaceae    
Exormothecaceae    
Fossombroniaceae    
Geocalycaceae    
Gymnomitriaceae    
Haplomitriaceae    
Herbertaceae    
Jubulaceae    
Jungermanniaceae    
Lejeuneaceae    
 single space Ptychanthoideae    
 double spacePtychantheae    
 single space Lejeuneoideae    
 double spaceBrachiolejeuneae    
 double spaceLejeuneae    
 double space Cololejeuneae    
Lepicoleaceae    
Lepidoziaceae    
Lunulariaceae    
Marchantiaceae    
Mastigophoraceae    
Metzgeriaceae    
Monocarpaceae    
Oxymitraceae    
Pallaviciniaceae    
Plagiochilaceae    
Pleuroziaceae    
Porellaceae    
Pseudolepicoleaceae
 (Trichocoleaceae)
   
Radulaceae    
Ricciaceae    
Riellaceae    
Scapaniaceae    
Schistochilaceae    
Sphaerocarpaceae    
Targioniaceae    
Wiesnerellaceae