Hypnodendroid pleurocarps

The Hypnidae (Hypnanae in their paper) and hypnodendroid pleurocarps are sister groups and together form a monophyletic group ... 

The Hypnidae and hypnodendroid pleurocarps together constitute a monophyletic group, though with at best a moderate branch support value (D1 = 3, bootstrap = 59%) ... 

Within the crown pleurocarps, there is weak support for the monophyly of the Hypnidae (DI = 2 bootstrap = 51%) and moderate support for monophyly of its sister group, the hypnodendroid pleurocarps (Dl = 3 bootstrap = 60%) ... 

There is weak support (Dl = 2 bootstrap = 54%) for the conclusion that the sister group to the Hypnidae and hypnodendroid pleurocarps includes Aulacomniutn, Hymenodon-topsis, Mesochaete and Pyrrhobryum Section Pyrrhobryum. 

The taxon samphng precludes further inferences about relationships within the Hypnidae and hypnodendroid pleurocarps. 

For the taxa sampled here, a clade including Leptostomum and all exemplars from Mniaceae s. lot. are the sister group of the rhizogonian mosses, the hypnodendroid pleurocarps and the Hypnidae. However, the support for this interpretation is inconclusive (DI = 1 bootstrap <50%). The sister group of Leptostomum + Mniaceae is a clade that includes Bartramiaceae and Rhacocarpus. 

Voucher Specimens for Taxa Examined in the Morphological Studies, and for Scoring of Optimized Characters for Taxa in Grade R and the Hypnodendroid Pleurocarp Clade... 

Vouchers for scoring of characters for taxa in grade R and in the hypnodendroid pleurocarp clade are provided in Table 3.1. Taxa in the Hypnidae were assumed to be pleurocarpous with distally produced perichaetial modules and to lack subperichaetial innovations, and taxa outside of the clade that includes grade R and the higher pleurocarps were assumed not to be pleurocarpous. Perichaetial module position and presence/absence of subperichaetial innovations were considered applicable to pleurocarpous taxa only (see discussion). 

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