De familie Brachytheciaceae G.Roth. kent 21 geslachten.
| Bestia Broth. | Isothecium Brid. | Scleropodium Schimp. |
| Brachythecium Schimp. | Kindbergia Ochyra | Steerecleus Robins. |
| Bryhnia Kaur. | Myuroclada Besch. | Stokesiella (Kindl.) Robins |
| Bryoandersonia Robins. | Palamocladium C. Muell. | Tomenthypnum Loeske |
| Cirriphyllum Grout | Platyhypnidium Fleisch. | Tomentypnum Loeske |
| Eurhynchium Schimp. | Pseudoscleropodium (Limpr.) Fleisch. | Trachybryum (Broth.) Schof. |
| Homalotheciella (Card.) Broth. | Rhynchostegiella (Schimp.) Limpr. | |
| Homalothecium Schimp. | Rhynchostegium B.S.G. |
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