Guide to bryophytes of sub-Saharan Africa
Progress
Progress is shown as a summary for all families, and by individual families. All available treatments are indicated by the family name being highlighted in the list below, and can be viewed on GBAonline.
There may be changes to these before publication.
(*=family not treated in neotropical guide)
Last updated: 02 February 2007. (completed: overall 63% - families 74%, genera 60%)
 Summary
of progress |
| Moss
progress |
| Hepatics
progress |
| Hornworts
progress |
Summary of progress for all families. The number of families at each status is as follows:
| Status | Mosses (fam/gen) | Hepatics+ Hornworts (fam/gen) | Total (fam/gen) | Percent (fam/gen) | |
| not started | 20 / 84 | 0 / 0 | 20 / 84 | 16% / 17% | |
| 2 | started | 13 / 120 | 0 / 0 | 13 / 120 | 10% / 24% |
| 3 | draft to editor | 3 / 18 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 18 | 2% / 4% |
| 4 | draft accepted | 45 / 134 | 0 / 0 | 45 / 134 | 35% / 27% |
| 5 | being amended | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 1% / 0% |
| 6 | amendment completed | 46 / 144 | 46 / 144 | 36% / 29% | |
| 8 | final changes | ||||
| 9 | complete | ||||
| Total | 79 / 358 | 46 / 144 | 125 / 502 | ||
| Mosses | Status | ||
| Adelotheciaceae | Martin Wigginton | 1 | 4 |
| Amblystegiaceae | Ryszard Ochyra | 9 | |
| Andreaeaceae | Nick Hodgetts | 1 | 4 |
| Anomodontaceae | Brian O'Shea | 2 | 4 |
| Archidiaceae | Theo Arts | 1 | 4 |
| Aulacomniaceae | Brian O'Shea | 1 | 4 |
| Bartramiaceae | Michael Proctor | 8 | |
| Brachytheciaceae | Ryszard Ochyra | 16 | |
| Bruchiaceae | Jan-Peter Frahm | 2 | 4 |
| Bryaceae | David Holyoak | 6 | 4 |
| Bryobartramiaceae* | Bob Magill | 1 | 4 |
| Bryoxiphiaceae | Brian O'Shea | 1 | 4 |
| Calliergonaceae | Ryszard Ochyra | 1 | |
| Calymperaceae | Len Ellis | 5 | 2 |
| Catagoniaceae | Brian O'Shea | 1 | 4 |
| Cinclidotaceae* | Howard Matcham | 1 | 2 |
| Cryphaeaceae | Brian O'Shea | 2 | 5 |
| Daltoniaceae | Martin Wigginton | 4 | 2 |
| Dicranaceae | Jan-Peter Frahm | 22 | 4 |
| Diphysciaceae | Zach Magombo | 1 | |
| Ditrichaceae | Ryszard Ochyra | 12 | |
| Encalyptaceae | Brian O'Shea | 1 | 4 |
| Entodontaceae | Liz Kungu | 4 | |
| Ephemeraceae | Frank Müller | 3 | |
| Erpodiaceae | Nick Hodgetts | 1 | 4 |
| Eustichiaceae | Brian O'Shea | 1 | 4 |
| Fabroniaceae | Bob Magill | 7 | 2 |
| Fissidentaceae | Ida Bruggeman-Nannenga | 1 | 4 |
| Fontinalaceae | Ron Porley | 1 | 4 |
| Funariaceae | Frank Müller | 8 | 4 |
| Gigaspermaceae | Bob Magill | 4 | 4 |
| Grimmiaceae | Ryszard Ochyra | 5 | 2 |
| Hedwigiaceae | Brian O'Shea | 4 | 4 |
| Hookeriaceae | Martin Wigginton | 2 | 2 |
| Hylocomiaceae | Brian O'Shea | 4 | 4 |
| Hypnaceae | Brian O'Shea | 18 | 2 |
| Hypopterygiaceae | Martin Wigginton | 3 | 4 |
| Lembophyllaceae | Angie Newton | 2 | |
| Leptodontaceae | Brian O'Shea | 1 | 4 |
| Leskeaceae | Bob Magill | 9 | 2 |
| Leucobryaceae | Len Ellis | 2 | |
| Leucodontaceae | Brian O'Shea | 5 | 4 |
| Leucomiaceae | Martin Wigginton | 1 | 2 |
| Meesiaceae | Unallocated | 1 | |
| Meteoriaceae | Angie Newton | 9 | |
| Mniaceae | Ron Porley + Unallocated | 1+6 | 4+2 |
| Myriniaceae | Bob Magill | 1 | 2 |
| Neckeraceae | Nick Hodgetts | 9 | 3 |
| Octoblepharaceae | Len Ellis | 1 | 2 |
| Orthodontiaceae | Unallocated | 1 | |
| Orthotrichaceae | Jo Wilbraham | 12 | 4 |
| Phyllogoniaceae | Brian O'Shea | 1 | 4 |
| Pilotrichaceae | Martin Wigginton | 7 | 2 |
| Plagiotheciaceae | Ryszard Ochyra | 1 | 4 |
| Polytrichaceae | Frank Müller | 5 | 4 |
| Pottiaceae | Howard Matcham | 48 | 2 |
| Prionodontaceae | Angie Newton | 1 | |
| Pterigynandraceae | Brian O'Shea | 1 | 4 |
| Pterobryaceae | Angie Newton | 9 | 2 |
| Ptychomitriaceae* | Bob Magill | 2 | 3 |
| Pylaisiadelphaceae | Brian O'Shea | 4 | 2 |
| Racopilaceae | Brian O'Shea | 1 | 4 |
| Regmatodontaceae | Brian O'Shea | 1 | 4 |
| Rhabdoweisiaceae | Jan-Peter Frahm | 4 | 4 |
| Rhachitheciaceae | Brian O'Shea | 5 | 4 |
| Rhacocarpaceae | Brian O'Shea | 1 | 4 |
| Rhizogoniaceae | Brian O'Shea | 2 | 4 |
| Rigodiaceae | Brian O'Shea | 1 | 4 |
| Rhytidiaceae | Brian O'Shea | 1 | 3 |
| Rutenbergiaceae* | Angie Newton | 2 | 2 |
| Seligeriaceae | Ryszard Ochyra | 3 | 2 |
| Sematophyllaceae | Ben Tan & Brian O'Shea | 13 | 3 |
| Serpotortellaceae* | Len Ellis | 1 | |
| Sphagnaceae | Frank Müller | 1 | |
| Splachnaceae | Brian O'Shea | 4 | 4 |
| Splachnobryaceae | Theo Arts | 1 | 4 |
| Stereophyllaceae | Ryszard Ochyra | 3 | 2 |
| Symphyodontaceae | Si He | 1 | 4 |
| Thuidiaceae | Pete Martin | 7 | 4 |
| Wardiaceae* | Bob Magill | 1 | 4 |
| Liverworts | Status | ||
| Acrobolbaceae | Nick Hodgetts | 4 | 6 |
| Adelanthaceae | Nick Hodgetts | 1 | 6 |
| Allisoniaceae | Martin Wigginton | 1 | 6 |
| Aneuraceae | Martin Wigginton | 2 | 6 |
| Antheliaceae | Martin Wigginton | 1 | 6 |
| Anthocerotaceae | Martin Wigginton | 5 | 6 |
| Arnelliaceae | Martin Wigginton | 2 | 6 |
| Aytoniaceae | David Long | 5 | 6 |
| Balantiopsaceae | Martin Wigginton | 1 | 6 |
| Calypogeiaceae | Martin Wigginton | 2 | 6 |
| Cephaloziaceae | Martin Wigginton | 4 | 6 |
| Cephaloziellaceae | Martin Wigginton | 6 | 6 |
| Chonecoleaceae | Martin Wigginton | 1 | 6 |
| Cleveaceae | Martin Wigginton | 2 | 6 |
| Exormothecaceae | Martin Wigginton | 1 | 6 |
| Fossombroniaceae | Martin Wigginton | 1 | 6 |
| Frullaniaceae | Nick Hodgetts | 1 | 6 |
| Geocalycaceae | Martin Wigginton | 6 | 6 |
| Gymnomitriaceae | Martin Wigginton | 4 | 6 |
| Haplomitriaceae | Martin Wigginton | 1 | 6 |
| Herbertaceae | Nick Hodgetts | 1 | 6 |
| Jungermanniaceae | Martin Wigginton | 16 | 6 |
| Lejeuneaceae | Martin Wigginton | 39 | 6 |
| Lepicoleaceae | Martin Wigginton | 1 | 6 |
| Lepidoziaceae | Martin Wigginton | 9 | 6 |
| Lunulariaceae | Sarie Perold | 1 | 6 |
| Marchantiaceae | Sarie Perold | 2 | 6 |
| Mastigophoraceae | Martin Wigginton | 1 | 6 |
| Metzgeriaceae | Martin Wigginton | 1 | 6 |
| Monocarpaceae | Martin Wigginton | *1 | 6 |
| Oxymitraceae | Sarie Perold | 1 | 6 |
| Pallaviciniaceae | Ron Porley | 4 | 6 |
| Plagiochilaceae | Nick Hodgetts | 1 | 6 |
| Pleuroziaceae | Martin Wigginton | 1 | 6 |
| Porellaceae | Nick Hodgetts | 1 | 6 |
| Pseudolepicoleaceae (Trichocoleaceae) |
Martin Wigginton | 1 | 6 |
| Radulaceae | Nick Hodgetts | 1 | 6 |
| Ricciaceae | Sarie Perold | 2 | 6 |
| Riellaceae | Martin Wigginton | *1 | 6 |
| Scapaniaceae | Martin Wigginton | 2 | 6 |
| Schistochilaceae | Nick Hodgetts | *2 | 6 |
| Sphaerocarpaceae | Martin Wigginton | 1 | 6 |
| Targioniaceae | Martin Wigginton | 2 | 6 |
| Wiesnerellaceae | Martin Wigginton | *1 | 6 |
| Hornworts | Status | ||
| Anthocerotaceae | Martin Wigginton | 2 | 6 |
| Dendrocerotaceae | Martin Wigginton | 2 | 6 |
| Notothyladaceae | Martin Wigginton | 1 | 6 |