Polytrichaceae Schwägr.
Polytrichadelphus (Müll.Hal.) Mitt. , legitimate, scientific
Mitten, W. (1860), Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany 4: 97 [comb. nov.]
  • Type: P. magellanicus (Hedw.) Mitt.
basionym: Catharinea sect. Polytrichadelphus Müll.Hal. legitimate
Hyvonen, J. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2006), Polytrichaceae. Flora of Australia 51: 136 [secondary reference]
  • Comment: from the Greek poly (many), trichos (a hair) and the Greek adelphos (a brother), in reference to the close relationship to the genus Polytrichum