Abstract ....................................................... xi
Acknowledgments .............................................. xiii
Introduction .................................................... 1
Main Key to the Genera .......................................... 2
Drummondiaceae .................................................. 8
Drummondia ................................................... 8
Orthotrichaceae ................................................. 9
Orthotrichum ................................................ 11
Ulota ....................................................... 34
Zygodon ..................................................... 46
Fontinalaceae .................................................. 50
Dichelyma ................................................... 51
Fontinalis .................................................. 55
Climaciaceae ................................................... 69
Climacium ................................................... 71
Anomodontaceae ................................................. 78
Anomodon .................................................... 79
Haplohymenium ............................................... 91
Hedwigiaceae ................................................... 93
Hedwigia .................................................... 94
Leucodontaceae ................................................. 96
Leucodon .................................................... 97
Neckeraceae ................................................... 101
Homalia .................................................... 102
Neckera .................................................... 105
Thamnobryum ................................................ 112
Fabroniaceae .................................................. 115
Anacamptodon ............................................... 116
Myriniaceae ................................................... 119
Myrinia .................................................... 119
Theliaceae .................................................... 122
Thelia ..................................................... 122
Leskeaceae .................................................... 127
Abietinella ................................................ 130
Haplocladium ............................................... 132
Helodium ................................................... 135
Lescuraea .................................................. 142
Leskea ..................................................... 143
Lindbergia ................................................. 151
Pelekium ................................................... 154
Pseudoleskeella ............................................ 157
Rauiella ................................................... 160
Thuidium ................................................... 164
Pterigynandraceae ............................................. 173
Heterocladium .............................................. 173
Pterigynandrum ............................................. 176
Amblystegiaceae ............................................... 179
Amblystegium ............................................... 180
Calliergon ................................................. 189
Campylium .................................................. 203
Conardia ................................................... 213
Cratoneuron ................................................ 216
Drepanocladus .............................................. 217
Hamatocaulis ............................................... 224
Hygroambly stegium ......................................... 228
Hygrohypnum ................................................ 234
Leptodictyum ............................................... 251
Limprichtia ................................................ 254
Loeskypnum ................................................. 259
Platylomella ............................................... 263
Pseudo-calliergon .......................................... 264
Sanionia ................................................... 268
Sarmentypnum ............................................... 271
Scorpidium ................................................. 273
Tomenty pnum ............................................... 276
Warnstorfia ................................................ 281
Lembophyllaceae ............................................... 289
Isothecium ................................................. 291
Brachy theciaceae ............................................. 294
Brachythecium .............................................. 295
Bryhnia .................................................... 330
Bryoandersonia ............................................. 335
Cirriphyllum ............................................... 338
Eurhynchium ................................................ 341
Homalotheciella ............................................ 347
Pseudoscleropodium ......................................... 350
Rhynchostegium ............................................. 353
Torrentaria ................................................ 355
Entodontaceae ................................................. 358
Entodon .................................................... 359
Plagiotheciaceae .............................................. 364
Herzogiella ................................................ 366
Isopterygiopsis ............................................ 372
Myurella ................................................... 378
Plagiothecium .............................................. 383
Platydictya ................................................ 396
Pseudotaxiphyllum .......................................... 399
Sematophyllaceae .............................................. 405
Sematophyllum .............................................. 405
Pylaisiadelphaceae ............................................ 412
Isopterygium ............................................... 413
Platygyrium ................................................ 416
Pylaisiadelpha ............................................. 419
Serpoleskea ................................................ 425
Hypnaceae ..................................................... 430
Callicladium ............................................... 431
Calliergonella ............................................. 435
Campylophyllum ............................................. 443
Homomallium ................................................ 453
Hypnum ..................................................... 455
Ptilium .................................................... 474
Pylaisia ................................................... 477
Taxiphyllum ................................................ 485
Hylocomiaceae ................................................. 488
Hylocomium ................................................. 488
Pleurozium ................................................. 498
Rhytidiadelphus ............................................ 500
Rhytidium .................................................. 508
Buxbaumiaceae ................................................. 510
Buxbaumia .................................................. 511
Diphysciaceae ................................................. 516
Diphyscium ................................................. 516
Tetraphidaceae ................................................ 519
Tetraphis .................................................. 520
Tetrodontium ............................................... 525
Polytrichaceae ................................................ 528
Atrichum ................................................... 529
Pogonatum .................................................. 544
Polytrichastrum ............................................ 553
Polytrichum ................................................ 557
Literature Cited .............................................. 581
Index to Scientific Names ..................................... 593
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