Splachnobryaceae A.K.Kop.
Splachnobryum Müll.Hal. , legitimate, scientific
Muller, J.K.A. (1869), Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-koniglichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 19: 503 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: S. obtusum (Brid.) Mull.Hal.
Goffinet, B. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2006), Splachnobryaceae. Flora of Australia 51: 161 [secondary reference]
  • Comment: from the generic names Splachnum and Bryum, in reference to the resemblance of Splachnobryum to these genera