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126. Macromitrium. Capsule plicate; teeth rudi 
mentary or wanting; calyptra plicate. Leaves seldom 
erisped when dry; costa not excurrent. : 
127. Schlotheimia. Capsule not plicate; peristome - 
double or wanting; calyptra generally not plicate. Leaves. 4 
slightly crisped; costa excurrent to a thick point. 
Ill. Zygodontece. Capsule terminal or lateral; ca- 
lyptra cucullate, not plicate, glabrous. Leaves papillose, - 
often crisped; costa sometimes excurrent. Stem erect. - 
128. Zygodon. Capsule terminal, striate; peristom 
double or wanting. - io 
129. Anoectangium. Capsule lateral, not striate 
peristome none. ; 
Fam. 28. Meeseacez. 
I. Meeseece. Capsule asymmetric, terminal; peri 
stome double. 
. A. Leaves mamillose Peristomial teeth long. : 
130. Paludella. Leaves sheathing, deflexed whe 
moist. : 
B. Leaves not mamillose. Peristomial teeth (exe 
Plagiobrgum Zierii) shorter than the endostome. 
| a. Upper leaf-cells small, oe Stem most]: 
Cae.) Se 
- 481. Masas Pedicel of the capsule long. Leaves 
not appressed when: dry. $ 
b. Opper leaf-cells large, rhombic-polygonal. Stem 
low. - 
i: 332. Amhipinien- Calyptra. inflate. Male flowers 
with elaviform paraphyses. Pedicel of the capsule long. 
Leaves not appressed when dry. T 
133. Plagiobryum. Calyptra not inflate. Para- 
physes filiform. Pedicel of the eee short. | Leav s 
appressed when dry. er 
iL. Mieljehdioferieas.: "Diei scan aoe 
lateral; exostome or -endostome mostly rudimentary. 
ec PPAR. Leaves very endi imb 
