Archidiaceae Schimp.
Archidium Brid. , legitimate, scientific
Bridel, S.E. von (1826), Bryologia Universa 1: 747 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: A. Phascoides Brid. [= A. alternifolium (Dicks. ex Hedw.) Schimp.]
Stone, I.G. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2006), Archidiaceae. Flora of Australia 51: 147 [secondary reference]
  • Comment: from the Greek archi (first), referring to its presumed primitive nature