TABLE 2 in Revisiting the Bryophyte Checklist of Algeria: Exploring Diversity and Distribution

TABLE 2. — Dominant families and genera of bryophytes in Algeria.
LiverwortsNumber of taxaMossesNumber of taxa(% of hornworts and liverworts’ taxa)(% of mosses’ taxa)FamiliesNumber of families32Number of families46Ricciaceae31 (25.6%)Pottiaceae107 (28.4%)Riellaceae8 (6.6%)Brachytheciaceae39 (10.3)Fossombroniaceae7 (5.8%)Bryaceae27 (7.2%)Lophocoleaceae6 (5.0%)Grimmiaceae26 (6.9)Scapaniaceae6 (5.0%)Orthotrichaceae24 (6.4%)Cephaloziellaceae5 (4.1%)Fissidentaceae20 (5.3%)Porellaceae5 (4.1%)Mniaceae16 (4.2%)Funariaceae15 (4.0%)Bartramiaceae10 (2.7%)Subtotal68 (56.2%)Subtotal288 (74.4%)Other families (25)50 (43.8%)Other families (37)93 (24.7%)GeneraNumber of genera55Number of genera135Riccia30 (24.8%)Tortula22 (5.8%)Riella8 (6.6%)Fissidens20 (5.3%)Fossombronia7 (5.8%)Ptychostomum17 (4.5%)Cephaloziella5 (4.1%)Grimmia16 (4.2%)Porella5 (4.1%)Orthotrichum13 (3.4%)Syntrichia12 (3.2%)Weissia11 (2.9%)Didymodon10 (2.7%)Entosthodon10 (2.7%)Subtotal55 (45.5%)Subtotal131 (34.7%)Other genera (50)50 (54.5%)Other genera (126)50 (65.3%)