Neckeraceae Schimp.

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Dioicous or monoicous. Plants frondose, dendroid or fan-shaped. Primary stem creeping, monopodially branched. Secondary stems ascending, horizontal or pendulous, simple to irregularly branched, complanate-foliate; flagelliform branches often present. Leaves ovate, ovate-lanceolate, elliptical, lingulate or spathulate, often plicate or undulate; costa single, strong or weak, ending below the apex. Laminal cells narrowly rectangular throughout, or upper laminal cells isodiametric to oblong, oval or rhomboidal; intramarginal limbidium occasionally present, consisting of longer cells; alar cells not differentiated; paraphyllia present or absent.

Perichaetia and perigonia lateral. Calyptra cucullate, smooth. Capsules immersed to exserted, oblong-ovoid to cylindrical, smooth. Peristome diplolepideous; endostome processes entire, fenestrate or gaping at the base; cilia present or absent.

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Native.

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This large, cosmopolitan family is most diverse in temperate to tropical regions of the world.  Enroth (1994) provisionally listed 23 genera in the family; Buck & Goffinet (2000) accepted 28 genera. The family is represented in Australia by eight genera and 13 species.

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Nomenclature And Typification

Neckeraceae Schimp., Coroll. Bryol. Eur. 99 (1856). Type: Neckera Hedw.

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Taxonomic Notes

Leptodontaceae, treated as a distinct family in Australian Mosses Online, has recently been confirmed as a synonym of Neckeraceae

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Bibliography

Buck, W.R. & Goffinet, B. (2000), Morphology and classification of mosses, in A.J.Shaw & B.Goffinet (eds), Bryophyte Biology, 71–123. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Enroth, J. (1989), Bryophyte flora of the Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea. XXVII. Neckeraceae (Musci), Acta Bot. Fenn. 137: 41–80.

Enroth, J. (1994), On the evolution and circumscription of the Neckeraceae (Musci), J. Hattori Bot. Lab. 76: 13–20.

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Source

J. Milne & N. Klazenga, Australian Mosses Online 15. Neckeraceae. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. Version 3 May 2012.

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Last updated: System; Jul 21, 2022 12:35 Status: Partial

Author - J. Milne & N. Klazenga

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Cite this profile as: J. Milne & N. Klazenga, null (2022) Neckeraceae. In: Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/boa/profile/Neckeraceae [Date Accessed: 01 April 2025]