Leskeaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Hypnales.
Genera As recognised by World Flora Online (2024); Fabronidium Müll. Hal. (1 species) Haplocladium (Müll. Hal.) Müll. Hal. (18 species) Hylocomiopsis Cardot (2 species) Ignatovia U.B. Deshmukh (1 species) Iwatsukiella W.R. Buck & H.A. Crum (1 species) Leptocladium Broth. (1 species) Leskea Hedw. (26 species) Leskeadelphus Herzog (1 species) Leskeella (Limpr.) Loeske (2 species) Lindbergia Kindb. (18 species) Orthoamblystegium Dixon & Sakurai (1 species) Platylomella A.L. Andrews (1 species) Pseudoleskeopsis Broth. (12 species) Rozea Besch. (6 species) Schwetschkea Müll. Hal. (14 species)
Formerly included Bryonorrisia L.R.Stark & W.R.Buck – now in Anomodontaceae Chileobryon Enroth – now in Neckeraceae Duthiella Müller Hal. ex V.F.Brotherus – now in Meteoriaceae Habrodon Schimp. – now in Habrodontaceae Lescuraea Schimp. – now in Pseudoleskeaceae Lesquereuxia Lindb. – synonym of Lescuraea Mamillariella Laz. – synonym of Lindbergia Pseudodimerodontium (Broth.) Broth. – synonym of Leskeadelphus Pseudoleskea Bruch & Schimp. – now in Pseudoleskeaceae Pseudoleskeella Kindb. – now in Pseudoleskeellaceae Rigodiadelphus Dixon – now in Pseudoleskeaceae Neolescuraea Noguchi – synonym of Rigodiadelphus
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