20-III EMBRYOPHYTA Bryophyta - Mosses	Select Chapter/Biodiversity TreeHomeBiodiversity Tree1. Physics2. Chemistry3. Astronomy4. Geology5. Cell Structure6. Molecular Biology7. Photosynthesis and Respiration8. Molecular Genetics9. Mitosis and Meiosis10. Mendelian Genetics11. Populations12. Communities13. Ecosystems14. Evidence of Evolution15. Theory and Process of Evolution16. Classification Systems17. Prokaryotes18. Eukaryota19. Viridiplantae (Plants)20. Embryophyta21. Tracheophyta22. Spermatophyta23. Magnoliophyta24. Fungi25. Metazoa (Animals)26. Eumetazoa27. Bilateria28. Coelomata29. Arthropoda30. Insecta31. Deuterostomia32. Chordata33. Vertebrata34. Teleostomi35. Tetrapoda36. Sauroposida37. Aves38. Mammals39. Western/Coniferous Forests40. Taiga (Northern Forests)41. Eastern/Deciduous Forests42. Tropical Forests43. Deserts44. Polar Environments45. Tundra46. Grasslands47. Wetlands48. Freshwater Environments49. Estuaries50. Marine Environments51. Extreme Environments
	Moss with sporophytes. Chapter Outline Description of Embryophyta Classification of Embryophyta Bryophyta Marchantiophyta Anthocerotophyta Sources Links to external sites will appear in pop-up windows.			Bryophyta is the clade of mosses. As of 2024, 702 species of Bryophyta have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 1,786 throughout the world. ANDREAEOBRYOPHYTINA CLASS ANDREAEOBRYOPSIDA ANDREAEOPHYTINA CLASS ANDREAEOPSIDA BRYOPHYTINA CLASS BRYOPSIDA SUBCLASS BRYIDAE SUPERORDER BRYANAE ORDER BRYALES FAMILY MNIACEAE Plagiomnium Moss (Plagiomnium) - Clinton Lake, KS SUPERORDER HYPNANAE ORDER HYPNALES FAMILY HYLOCOMIACEAE Stairstep Moss (Hylocomium splendens) - 3 (Adirondacks) FAMILY LEMBOPHYLLACEAE Cat-Tail Moss (Isothecium stoloniferum) - Columbia Gorge SUBCLASS DICRANIDAE ORDER DICRANALES FAMILY LEUCOBRYACEAE Leucobryum Moss (Leucobryum) 6 (Onondaga) ORDER GRIMMIALES FAMILY GRIMMIACEAE Schistidium Moss (Schistidium) - Prairie Garden Trust, MO ORDER PSEUDODITRICHALES FAMILY DITRICHACEAE Ceratodon Moss (Ceratodon) - Douglas County, KS CLASS OEDIPODIOPSIDA CLASS POLYTRICHOPSIDA ORDER POLYTRICHALES FAMILY POLYTRICHACEAE Haircap Moss (Polytrichum) - 6 (Schoenberg House at MOBOT) Juniper Haircap Moss (Polytrichum juniperinum) - 1 (Yellowstone) CLASS TETRAPHIDOPSIDA SPHAGNOPHYTINA CLASS SPHAGNOPSIDA ORDER SPHAGNALES FAMILY SPHAGNACEAE Peat Moss (Sphagnum sp.) - 3 (Adirondacks), 6 (Schoenberg Temperate House at MOBOT) - NOAH TAKAKIOPHYTINA CLASS TAKAKIOPSIDA Resources: Mosses - Ross Koning, Eastern Connecticut State University Bryophyta - Ohio State University Mosses The Moss Cam Project Life Cycle of a Moss (requires Shockwave) [ Previous Page ] [ Next Page ]