Synonym: Bryophyceae [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Bryophyta according to V. Bouju et al. 2022
See also Kenrick and Crane 1997 and Taylor et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Anapiculatisporites, Annulispora, Bryophytina, Calymperaceae, Capsulites, Cingutriletes, Coptospora, Couperisporites, Cryptothecium, Dicranales, Emphanisporites, Hepaticae, Hypnites, Interulobites, Lejeunites, Marchantiophytina, Musci, Nagpurites, Neocalliergon, Nevesisporites, Palaeohypnum, Palaeothecium, Protosphagnum, Radulites, Rogalskaisporites, Rouseisporites, Sphagnaceae, Sphagnophyllites, Sporogonites, Staplinisporites, Taurocusporites, Yorekiella
Subtaxa: Andreaeidae Bartramiaceae Bryokhutuliinia Buxbaumiidae Hypnales Muscites Palaeodichelyma Polytrichidae Sphagnidae Stereisporites Tetraphidae Tricostium