Leptostomaceae Schwägr.
Leptostomum R.Br. , nom. cons., scientific
Brown, R. (1811), Some observations on the parts of fructification in mosses; with characthers and descriptions of two new genera of that order. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 10(2): 320 [tax. nov.]
Ramsay, H.P. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2006), Leptostomaceae. Flora of Australia 51: 350 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Helmsia Bosw. legitimate
  • Comment: from the Greek lepto- (small) and stomas (a mouth), in reference to the narrow mouth of the capsule