Lembophyllaceae is a family of pleurocarpous mosses in the order Hypnales. It was originally described by Finnish botanist Viktor Ferdinand Brotherus (1849–1929) in 1909. The family is mainly found in Australasia and southern South America.
Taxonomy Lembophyllaceae is closely related to the family Neckeraceae. Members of Lembophyllaceae are differentiated from Neckeraceae by their typically terete shoots (vs. mostly complanate), the leaves being mostly often loosely appressed, and frequently well-developed peristomes (vs. reduced or 'neckeroid' periostomes).
Genera include: Bestia Broth. – western North America Bryolawtonia D.H.Norris & Enroth Camptochaete Reichardt – Australasia Dolichomitra Broth. – Southeast Asia Dolichomitriadelphus Ignatova, Fedosov & Ignatov Dolichomitriopsis S.Okamura – Southeast Asia Fallaciella H.A.Crum – Australasia, southern South America Fifea H.A.Crum – Australasia Heterocladium Schimp. Isotheciastrum Ignatova, Fedosov & Ignatov Isothecium Brid. – widespread in the northern hemisphere (e.g. Isothecium myosuroides) Lembophyllum Lindb. – Australasia, southern South America Looseria (Thér.) D.Quandt, Huttunen, Tangney & M.Stech – southern South America Margrethypnum J.T.Wynns Mawenzhangia Enroth, Shevock & Ignatov Neobarbella Nog. – Southeast Asia Nogopterium Crosby & W.R.Buck Pilotrichella (Müll.Hal.) Lorentz – Hawaii, tropical Americas, Africa, Madagascar Pseudisothecium Grout Rigodium Kunze ex Schwägr. – Central and South America, East Africa, Madagascar Tripterocladium (Müll.Hal.) A.Jaeger – western North America Weymouthia Broth. – Australasia, southern South America
Formerly included Antitrichia Bridel-Brederi – now in Antitrichiaceae
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