Lembophyllaceae is closely related to the family Neckeraceae.[1] Members of Lembophyllaceae are differentiated from Neckeraceae by their typically terete shoots (vs. mostly complanate), the leaves being mostly often loosely appressed, and frequently well-developed peristomes (vs. reduced or 'neckeroid' periostomes).[1]
Genera include:[1][2]
- Antitrichia Bridel-Brederi - western North America
- Bestia Broth. – western North America
- Camptochaete Reichardt – Australasia
- Dolichomitra (Lindberg) Broth. – Southeast Asia
- Dolichomitriopsis S.Okamura – Southeast Asia
- Fallaciella H. A. Crum – Australasia, southern South America
- Fifea H. A. Crum – Australasia
- Isothecium Brid. – widespread in the northern hemisphere (e.g. Isothecium myosuroides)
- Lembophyllum Lindb. – Australasia, southern South America
- Looseria (Thér.) D. Quandt, S.Huttunen, Tangney, & Stech – southern South America
- Neobarbella Nog. – Southeast Asia
- Pilotrichella (Müll. Hal.) Besch. – Hawaii, tropical Americas, Africa, Madagascar
- Rigodium Kunze ex Schwägr. – Central and South America, East Africa, Madagascar
- Tripterocladium (Müll. Hal.) A. Jaeger – western North America
- Weymouthia Broth. – Australasia, southern South America
