Tetraphidaceae

Tetraphidaceae
Tetraphis pellucida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Tetraphidopsida
Goffinet & Buck
Order: Tetraphidales
M. Fleisch.
Family: Tetraphidaceae
Schimp.
Genera

Tetraphidaceae is a family of mosses. It includes only the two genera Tetraphis and Tetrodontium, each with two species. The defining feature of the family is the 4-toothed peristome.

family Tetraphidaceae
Tetraphis
Tetraphis geniculata
Tetraphis pellucida
Tetrodontium
Tetrodontium brownianum
Tetrodontium repandum
The classification of Tetraphidaceae, and its phylogenetic position among the mosses.